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The Earth Is Weeping
by Peter Cozzens • 2016
Why the Army lost, the tribes rarely united, and the buffalo's death decided the Indian Wars.
4.29
4k+
The Earth Is Weeping Summary
The Earth Is Weeping 89%
Why the Army lost, the tribes rarely united, and the buffalo's death decided the Indian Wars.
by Peter Cozzens 2016
4.29
4k+ ratings
Ghosts
by Roger Clarke • 2012
Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.
3.54
1k+
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts 88%
Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.
by Roger Clarke 2012
3.54
1k+ ratings
Chasing Ghosts
by Marc Hartzman • 2021
Séances, spirit photos, ghost-hunting gadgets: every era invents a new way to reach the dead.
3.54
392
Chasing Ghosts Summary
Chasing Ghosts 87%
Séances, spirit photos, ghost-hunting gadgets: every era invents a new way to reach the dead.
by Marc Hartzman 2021
3.54
392 ratings
The Gods of Indian Country
by Jennifer Graber • 2018
Christian reformers posed as friends to Native people; their friendship was a weapon.
4.13
46
The Gods of Indian Country Summary
The Gods of Indian Country 87%
Christian reformers posed as friends to Native people; their friendship was a weapon.
by Jennifer Graber 2018
4.13
46 ratings
The Apache Wars
by Paul Andrew Hutton • 2016
A boy's kidnapping, a chief's brutal murder, and a shaman's vengeance ignited America's longest war.
4.12
2k+
The Apache Wars Summary
The Apache Wars 87%
A boy's kidnapping, a chief's brutal murder, and a shaman's vengeance ignited America's longest war.
by Paul Andrew Hutton 2016
4.12
2k+ ratings
Ghostland
by Colin Dickey • 2016
America's ghost stories are a map of its hidden anxieties, buried crimes, and abandoned dreams.
3.73
11k+
Ghostland Summary
Ghostland 87%
America's ghost stories are a map of its hidden anxieties, buried crimes, and abandoned dreams.
by Colin Dickey 2016
3.73
11k+ ratings
Talking to the Dead
by Barbara Weisberg • 2004
Two sisters cracked their toe joints in 1848, launched a national religion and were consumed.
3.60
691
Talking to the Dead Summary
Talking to the Dead 87%
Two sisters cracked their toe joints in 1848, launched a national religion and were consumed.
by Barbara Weisberg 2004
3.60
691 ratings
Empire of the Summer Moon
by S.C. Gwynne • 2010
An empire on horseback ruled the plains for two centuries. Then the six-shooter arrived.
4.25
70k+
Empire of the Summer Moon Summary
Empire of the Summer Moon 87%
An empire on horseback ruled the plains for two centuries. Then the six-shooter arrived.
by S.C. Gwynne 2010
4.25
70k+ ratings
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
by Dee Brown • 1970
Broken treaties, forced marches, and buffalo slaughter: the American West from the losing side.
4.26
105k+
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Summary
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 87%
Broken treaties, forced marches, and buffalo slaughter: the American West from the losing side.
by Dee Brown 1970
4.26
105k+ ratings
Hauntings
by Paul Roland • 2008
She testified from beyond the grave and her killer was convicted. What the famous hauntings reveal.
3.27
201
Hauntings Summary
Hauntings 87%
She testified from beyond the grave and her killer was convicted. What the famous hauntings reveal.
by Paul Roland 2008
3.27
201 ratings
The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings
by Peter Haining • 2008
Ghosts don't only haunt crumbling castles: true accounts place them in flats, pubs, and jumbo jets.
3.55
329
The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings Summary
The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings 86%
Ghosts don't only haunt crumbling castles: true accounts place them in flats, pubs, and jumbo jets.
by Peter Haining 2008
3.55
329 ratings
Where White Men Fear to Tread
by Russell Means • 1995
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
4.14
1k+
Where White Men Fear to Tread Summary
Where White Men Fear to Tread 86%
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
by Russell Means 1995
4.14
1k+ ratings
We Are Dancing for You
by Cutcha Risling Baldy • 2018
Colonialism targeted Indigenous women's power; reviving a puberty ceremony is the counteroffensive.
4.51
171
We Are Dancing for You Summary
We Are Dancing for You 86%
Colonialism targeted Indigenous women's power; reviving a puberty ceremony is the counteroffensive.
by Cutcha Risling Baldy 2018
4.51
171 ratings
Radical Hope
by Jonathan Lear • 2006
A Crow chief's dream taught him to hope for an unimaginable future, and his nation survived.
3.88
964
Radical Hope Summary
Radical Hope 86%
A Crow chief's dream taught him to hope for an unimaginable future, and his nation survived.
by Jonathan Lear 2006
3.88
964 ratings
Ghost Hunting
by Jason Hawes • 2007
A Ouija board opened the door to a demon. The ghost hunters who had to close it.
3.86
2k+
Ghost Hunting Summary
Ghost Hunting 86%
A Ouija board opened the door to a demon. The ghost hunters who had to close it.
by Jason Hawes 2007
3.86
2k+ ratings
Unbelievable
by Stacy Horn • 2009
The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.
3.27
512
Unbelievable Summary
Unbelievable 86%
The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.
by Stacy Horn 2009
3.27
512 ratings
American Holocaust
by David E. Stannard • 1992
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
4.34
1k+
American Holocaust Summary
American Holocaust 86%
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
by David E. Stannard 1992
4.34
1k+ ratings
Ghosts
by Hans Holzer • 1997
A field guide to ghost types, why they linger, and how to investigate without fear.
4.00
879
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts 86%
A field guide to ghost types, why they linger, and how to investigate without fear.
by Hans Holzer 1997
4.00
879 ratings
Shutter
by Ramona Emerson • 2022
A Navajo forensic photographer sees the dead. One ghost's demand for justice unravels a conspiracy.
3.78
18k+
Shutter Summary
Shutter 86%
A Navajo forensic photographer sees the dead. One ghost's demand for justice unravels a conspiracy.
by Ramona Emerson 2022
3.78
18k+ ratings
Crazy Horse and Custer
by Stephen E. Ambrose • 1975
Crazy Horse and Custer: two lives fated to collide. The parallel path to Little Bighorn.
4.23
9k+
Crazy Horse and Custer Summary
Crazy Horse and Custer 86%
Crazy Horse and Custer: two lives fated to collide. The parallel path to Little Bighorn.
by Stephen E. Ambrose 1975
4.23
9k+ ratings
The Haunting of Room 904
by Erika T. Wurth • 2025
A clairvoyant investigator links a dybbuk box to the hotel curse that took her sister's life.
3.07
4k+
The Haunting of Room 904 Summary
The Haunting of Room 904 86%
A clairvoyant investigator links a dybbuk box to the hotel curse that took her sister's life.
by Erika T. Wurth 2025
3.07
4k+ ratings
Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)]
by Lawrence W. Levine • 1977
White listeners heard contentment in the spirituals. They missed the coded defiance entirely.
4.21
470
Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)] Summary
Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)] 86%
White listeners heard contentment in the spirituals. They missed the coded defiance entirely.
by Lawrence W. Levine 1977
4.21
470 ratings
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
by Stephen Graham Jones • 2025
At a Montana church in 1912, a Blackfeet vampire arrives to confess forty years of revenge.
3.96
62k+
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Summary
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter 86%
At a Montana church in 1912, a Blackfeet vampire arrives to confess forty years of revenge.
by Stephen Graham Jones 2025
3.96
62k+ ratings
All Our Relations
by Winona LaDuke • 1999
How Native lands became a dumping ground for 16 nuclear waste sites, and the fight back.
4.37
711
All Our Relations Summary
All Our Relations 86%
How Native lands became a dumping ground for 16 nuclear waste sites, and the fight back.
by Winona LaDuke 1999
4.37
711 ratings
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • 2014
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
4.37
21k+
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Summary
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States 86%
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2014
4.37
21k+ ratings
The Other Trail of Tears
by Mary Stockwell • 2014
The Cherokee weren't first. Ohio's tribes walked a forgotten removal trail decades earlier.
4.16
85
The Other Trail of Tears Summary
The Other Trail of Tears 86%
The Cherokee weren't first. Ohio's tribes walked a forgotten removal trail decades earlier.
by Mary Stockwell 2014
4.16
85 ratings
The Reformatory
by Tananarive Due • 2023
A Black boy's defiance sends him to a haunted Jim Crow reformatory where dead boys seek justice.
4.43
79k+
The Reformatory Summary
The Reformatory 85%
A Black boy's defiance sends him to a haunted Jim Crow reformatory where dead boys seek justice.
by Tananarive Due 2023
4.43
79k+ ratings
Red Nation Rising
by Nick Estes • 2021
Every American town is a bordertown, built on stolen land and guarded by scalp hunters' heirs.
4.38
159
Red Nation Rising Summary
Red Nation Rising 85%
Every American town is a bordertown, built on stolen land and guarded by scalp hunters' heirs.
by Nick Estes 2021
4.38
159 ratings
The Wrath of Cochise
by Terry Mort • 2013
One bungled arrest, five executed hostages, and the single spark that ignited a decade of war.
3.73
217
The Wrath of Cochise Summary
The Wrath of Cochise 85%
One bungled arrest, five executed hostages, and the single spark that ignited a decade of war.
by Terry Mort 2013
3.73
217 ratings
America Before
by Graham Hancock • 2019
Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.
4.13
4k+
America Before Summary
America Before 85%
Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.
by Graham Hancock 2019
4.13
4k+ ratings
The Frontiersmen
by Allan W. Eckert • 1967
The Shawnee captured a teenage fugitive to burn him alive. He became their brother instead.
4.46
5k+
The Frontiersmen Summary
The Frontiersmen 85%
The Shawnee captured a teenage fugitive to burn him alive. He became their brother instead.
by Allan W. Eckert 1967
4.46
5k+ ratings
God Is Red
by Vine Deloria Jr. • 1972
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
4.16
2k+
God Is Red Summary
God Is Red 85%
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
by Vine Deloria Jr. 1972
4.16
2k+ ratings
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
by Kliph Nesteroff • 2021
From Wild West exploitation to viral sketches: how Native comedians turned erasure into an art form.
4.06
3k+
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem Summary
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem 85%
From Wild West exploitation to viral sketches: how Native comedians turned erasure into an art form.
by Kliph Nesteroff 2021
4.06
3k+ ratings
Paranormal America
by Christopher D. Bader • 2010
Paranormal belief is normal, and its strongest predictor isn't intelligence but social conformity.
3.66
164
Paranormal America Summary
Paranormal America 85%
Paranormal belief is normal, and its strongest predictor isn't intelligence but social conformity.
by Christopher D. Bader 2010
3.66
164 ratings
Ghost Hunters
by Deborah Blum • 2006
How a psychologist, a skeptic, and a Boston medium tried to prove life after death in a lab.
3.69
1k+
Ghost Hunters Summary
Ghost Hunters 85%
How a psychologist, a skeptic, and a Boston medium tried to prove life after death in a lab.
by Deborah Blum 2006
3.69
1k+ ratings
Never Whistle at Night
by Shane Hawk • 2023
Whistling after dark calls spirits with long memory: Indigenous horror rooted in colonial trauma.
3.85
32k+
Never Whistle at Night Summary
Never Whistle at Night 85%
Whistling after dark calls spirits with long memory: Indigenous horror rooted in colonial trauma.
by Shane Hawk 2023
3.85
32k+ ratings
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans
by Jon E. Lewis • 2003
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
3.96
180
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans Summary
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans 85%
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
by Jon E. Lewis 2003
3.96
180 ratings
Not Stolen
by Jeff Fynn-Paul • 2023
Genocide, stolen land, settler colonialism: a historian says the common story gets all three wrong.
4.13
463
Not Stolen Summary
Not Stolen 85%
Genocide, stolen land, settler colonialism: a historian says the common story gets all three wrong.
by Jeff Fynn-Paul 2023
4.13
463 ratings
Authors of the Impossible
by Jeffrey J. Kripal • 2010
Ghosts, telepathy, UFOs: four scholars who read the impossible as a message, not a mistake.
4.15
289
Authors of the Impossible Summary
Authors of the Impossible 85%
Ghosts, telepathy, UFOs: four scholars who read the impossible as a message, not a mistake.
by Jeffrey J. Kripal 2010
4.15
289 ratings
Serpent of Light
by Drunvalo Melchizedek • 2008
A 13,000-year cycle shifts Earth’s kundalini to the Andes, closing the male era, opening feminine.
4.13
1k+
Serpent of Light Summary
Serpent of Light 85%
A 13,000-year cycle shifts Earth’s kundalini to the Andes, closing the male era, opening feminine.
by Drunvalo Melchizedek 2008
4.13
1k+ ratings
American Aloha
by Heather A. Diamond • 2008
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
4.20
10
American Aloha Summary
American Aloha 85%
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
by Heather A. Diamond 2008
4.20
10 ratings
Bad Cree
by Jessica Johns • 2023
Bloody nightmares drag a woman home to Alberta, where a starving spirit feeds on family grief.
3.89
21k+
Bad Cree Summary
Bad Cree 85%
Bloody nightmares drag a woman home to Alberta, where a starving spirit feeds on family grief.
by Jessica Johns 2023
3.89
21k+ ratings
Heart-Shaped Box
by Joe Hill • 2007
A rock star buys a haunted suit online; the ghost blames him for a woman's death.
3.84
155k+
Heart-Shaped Box Summary
Heart-Shaped Box 85%
A rock star buys a haunted suit online; the ghost blames him for a woman's death.
by Joe Hill 2007
3.84
155k+ ratings
Ghosts Among Us
by James Van Praagh • 2008
A medium's guide to sensing spirits, protecting your energy, and why the dead remain.
4.01
3k+
Ghosts Among Us Summary
Ghosts Among Us 85%
A medium's guide to sensing spirits, protecting your energy, and why the dead remain.
by James Van Praagh 2008
4.01
3k+ ratings
The Last Stand
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2010
Custer chased glory; Sitting Bull saw it coming. The collision and the myth it made.
4.05
12k+
The Last Stand Summary
The Last Stand 85%
Custer chased glory; Sitting Bull saw it coming. The collision and the myth it made.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2010
4.05
12k+ ratings
The Secret Token
by Andrew Lawler • 2018
The Lost Colony assimilated. America built its first origin myth to hide that truth.
3.76
2k+
The Secret Token Summary
The Secret Token 85%
The Lost Colony assimilated. America built its first origin myth to hide that truth.
by Andrew Lawler 2018
3.76
2k+ ratings
Medicine River
by Mary Annette Pember • 2025
A dress with 365 jingles: one Ojibwe woman dancing to heal her mother's boarding-school past.
3.91
2k+
Medicine River Summary
Medicine River 85%
A dress with 365 jingles: one Ojibwe woman dancing to heal her mother's boarding-school past.
by Mary Annette Pember 2025
3.91
2k+ ratings
Trail of Tears
by Captivating History • 2018
They won at the Supreme Court. The president defied the ruling. Then came the death march.
3.97
288
Trail of Tears Summary
Trail of Tears 85%
They won at the Supreme Court. The president defied the ruling. Then came the death march.
by Captivating History 2018
3.97
288 ratings
A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal
by Terje Simonsen • 2020
A century of psi research, from lab telepathy to military clairvoyance, that science dismissed.
3.88
106
A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal Summary
A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal 85%
A century of psi research, from lab telepathy to military clairvoyance, that science dismissed.
by Terje Simonsen 2020
3.88
106 ratings
The Only Good Indians
by Stephen Graham Jones • 2020
A decade after an illegal elk hunt, four Blackfeet men discover something is stalking them back.
3.68
118k+
The Only Good Indians Summary
The Only Good Indians 85%
A decade after an illegal elk hunt, four Blackfeet men discover something is stalking them back.
by Stephen Graham Jones 2020
3.68
118k+ ratings
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