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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 92%
An empire on horseback ruled the plains for two centuries. Then the six-shooter arrived.
by S.C. Gwynne 2010
4.25
70k+ ratings
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 91%
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
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 90%
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 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 90%
Christian reformers posed as friends to Native people; their friendship was a weapon.
by Jennifer Graber 2018
4.13
46 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 90%
Broken treaties, forced marches, and buffalo slaughter: the American West from the losing side.
by Dee Brown 1970
4.26
105k+ ratings
The Comanche Empire
by Pekka Hämäläinen • 2008
How the Comanches built a nomadic empire that made European colonies into its economic hinterland.
4.17
2k+
The Comanche Empire Summary
The Comanche Empire 90%
How the Comanches built a nomadic empire that made European colonies into its economic hinterland.
by Pekka Hämäläinen 2008
4.17
2k+ 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 89%
The Shawnee captured a teenage fugitive to burn him alive. He became their brother instead.
by Allan W. Eckert 1967
4.46
5k+ 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 89%
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
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 88%
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
by Russell Means 1995
4.14
1k+ 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 88%
Custer chased glory; Sitting Bull saw it coming. The collision and the myth it made.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2010
4.05
12k+ ratings
Dances with Wolves
by Michael Blake • 1988
Alone at a frontier outpost, a Union officer befriends the Comanche. The army calls it treason.
4.24
29k+
Dances with Wolves Summary
Dances with Wolves 88%
Alone at a frontier outpost, a Union officer befriends the Comanche. The army calls it treason.
by Michael Blake 1988
4.24
29k+ 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 88%
One bungled arrest, five executed hostages, and the single spark that ignited a decade of war.
by Terry Mort 2013
3.73
217 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 88%
The Cherokee weren't first. Ohio's tribes walked a forgotten removal trail decades earlier.
by Mary Stockwell 2014
4.16
85 ratings
Mayflower
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2006
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
3.89
47k+
Mayflower Summary
Mayflower 88%
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2006
3.89
47k+ ratings
Navajos Wear Nikes
by Jim Kristofic • 2011
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
4.08
709
Navajos Wear Nikes Summary
Navajos Wear Nikes 88%
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
by Jim Kristofic 2011
4.08
709 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 87%
Genocide, stolen land, settler colonialism: a historian says the common story gets all three wrong.
by Jeff Fynn-Paul 2023
4.13
463 ratings
Give Your Heart to the Hawks
by Win Blevins • 1973
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
3.98
425
Give Your Heart to the Hawks Summary
Give Your Heart to the Hawks 87%
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
by Win Blevins 1973
3.98
425 ratings
The Double Life of Pocahontas
by Jean Fritz • 1983
Kidnapped by settlers, baptized as Rebecca, dead at 21: the true story of Pocahontas.
3.46
796
The Double Life of Pocahontas Summary
The Double Life of Pocahontas 87%
Kidnapped by settlers, baptized as Rebecca, dead at 21: the true story of Pocahontas.
by Jean Fritz 1983
3.46
796 ratings
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
by Meriwether Lewis • 2005
Starvation, rapids, and tribal diplomacy: the raw journal that built an American myth.
3.93
381
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Summary
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 87%
Starvation, rapids, and tribal diplomacy: the raw journal that built an American myth.
by Meriwether Lewis 2005
3.93
381 ratings
Undaunted Courage
by Stephen E. Ambrose • 1996
A brave captain mapped the West for Jefferson, then got lost in his own mind.
4.23
68k+
Undaunted Courage Summary
Undaunted Courage 87%
A brave captain mapped the West for Jefferson, then got lost in his own mind.
by Stephen E. Ambrose 1996
4.23
68k+ 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 87%
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
by Jon E. Lewis 2003
3.96
180 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 87%
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
by Vine Deloria Jr. 1972
4.16
2k+ ratings
Painted Horses
by Malcolm Brooks • 2014
A young archaeologist in 1950s Montana discovers ancient petroglyphs in a canyon a dam will drown.
3.50
2k+
Painted Horses Summary
Painted Horses 87%
A young archaeologist in 1950s Montana discovers ancient petroglyphs in a canyon a dam will drown.
by Malcolm Brooks 2014
3.50
2k+ 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 87%
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
The Mammoth Book of the West
by Jon E. Lewis • 1996
Land seized, gold mined, bison slaughtered: how the real West vanished behind the myth.
3.98
137
The Mammoth Book of the West Summary
The Mammoth Book of the West 87%
Land seized, gold mined, bison slaughtered: how the real West vanished behind the myth.
by Jon E. Lewis 1996
3.98
137 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 87%
Every American town is a bordertown, built on stolen land and guarded by scalp hunters' heirs.
by Nick Estes 2021
4.38
159 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 87%
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
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 87%
From Wild West exploitation to viral sketches: how Native comedians turned erasure into an art form.
by Kliph Nesteroff 2021
4.06
3k+ 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 87%
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2014
4.37
21k+ ratings
For Eternity
by Geneva Lee • 2023
Raised Shoshone after a childhood raid, she offers a rancher her hand to save her starving people.
3.8
18k+
For Eternity Summary
For Eternity 87%
Raised Shoshone after a childhood raid, she offers a rancher her hand to save her starving people.
by Geneva Lee 2023
3.8
18k+ ratings
Indians and English
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman • 2000
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
3.85
114
Indians and English Summary
Indians and English 87%
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman 2000
3.85
114 ratings
The Pioneers
by David McCullough • 2019
Before the Constitution, one land deal doubled the country and banned slavery in every future state.
3.82
28k+
The Pioneers Summary
The Pioneers 87%
Before the Constitution, one land deal doubled the country and banned slavery in every future state.
by David McCullough 2019
3.82
28k+ 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 87%
How Native lands became a dumping ground for 16 nuclear waste sites, and the fight back.
by Winona LaDuke 1999
4.37
711 ratings
Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies
by David Fisher • 2016
The frontier heroes you know hid darker truths. Nine lives that collapse the legend.
4.05
4k+
Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies Summary
Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies 86%
The frontier heroes you know hid darker truths. Nine lives that collapse the legend.
by David Fisher 2016
4.05
4k+ ratings
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies
by David Fisher • 2015
Before cinema cleaned them up, Wild West legends were killers, traitors, and pragmatists.
3.98
6k+
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies Summary
Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies 86%
Before cinema cleaned them up, Wild West legends were killers, traitors, and pragmatists.
by David Fisher 2015
3.98
6k+ 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 86%
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
Blood and Thunder
by Hampton Sides • 2006
To conquer the Southwest, America sent an illiterate tracker who became both a hero and a butcher.
4.30
20k+
Blood and Thunder Summary
Blood and Thunder 86%
To conquer the Southwest, America sent an illiterate tracker who became both a hero and a butcher.
by Hampton Sides 2006
4.30
20k+ ratings
The Truth About Stories
by Thomas King • 2003
How colonial narratives invented 'the Indian' to justify erasure, and how Native stories fight back.
4.33
4k+
The Truth About Stories Summary
The Truth About Stories 86%
How colonial narratives invented 'the Indian' to justify erasure, and how Native stories fight back.
by Thomas King 2003
4.33
4k+ ratings
Seldom Disappointed
by Tony Hillerman • 2001
Wounded infantryman, journalist, 45-year-old professor: the unlikely path to the Navajo mysteries.
4.01
794
Seldom Disappointed Summary
Seldom Disappointed 86%
Wounded infantryman, journalist, 45-year-old professor: the unlikely path to the Navajo mysteries.
by Tony Hillerman 2001
4.01
794 ratings
Love Medicine
by Louise Erdrich • 1984
One woman's death in a blizzard unravels sixty years of secrets on a Chippewa reservation.
4.01
29k+
Love Medicine Summary
Love Medicine 86%
One woman's death in a blizzard unravels sixty years of secrets on a Chippewa reservation.
by Louise Erdrich 1984
4.01
29k+ ratings
Trail of Tears
by John Ehle • 1988
A written language, a newspaper, a Supreme Court win. None of it stopped the removal.
4.12
5k+
Trail of Tears Summary
Trail of Tears 86%
A written language, a newspaper, a Supreme Court win. None of it stopped the removal.
by John Ehle 1988
4.12
5k+ 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 86%
They won at the Supreme Court. The president defied the ruling. Then came the death march.
by Captivating History 2018
3.97
288 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
1491
by Charles C. Mann • 2005
A hemisphere of cities, empires, and millions, emptied by smallpox before colonists arrived.
4.05
96k+
1491 Summary
1491 86%
A hemisphere of cities, empires, and millions, emptied by smallpox before colonists arrived.
by Charles C. Mann 2005
4.05
96k+ 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 86%
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 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 86%
The Lost Colony assimilated. America built its first origin myth to hide that truth.
by Andrew Lawler 2018
3.76
2k+ ratings
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road
by Terri Jean • 2003
A year with Native American spiritual teachings: balance, gratitude, and harmony, one day at a time.
4.33
363
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road Summary
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road 86%
A year with Native American spiritual teachings: balance, gratitude, and harmony, one day at a time.
by Terri Jean 2003
4.33
363 ratings
The Story Teller
by Margaret Coel • 1999
A missing ledger book entangles an Arapaho attorney in a murder and a museum's dark secrets.
4.12
2k+
The Story Teller Summary
The Story Teller 86%
A missing ledger book entangles an Arapaho attorney in a murder and a museum's dark secrets.
by Margaret Coel 1999
4.12
2k+ ratings
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
by Jim Corbett • 1944
One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.
4.31
6k+
Man-Eaters of Kumaon Summary
Man-Eaters of Kumaon 86%
One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.
by Jim Corbett 1944
4.31
6k+ ratings
A Land So Strange
by Andrés Reséndez • 2007
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
4.11
4k+
A Land So Strange Summary
A Land So Strange 86%
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
by Andrés Reséndez 2007
4.11
4k+ ratings
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