Everyday Life Among the American Indians 1800 to 1900

Fact based, chapter by topic (housing, food, war) of various tribes sorted again by east coast, west coast, south, etc. Not an in depth analysis but good enough for writing an essay or getting a ballpark idea of what the Indians were like. The term "everyday life" may have implied you wake up at sunrise and follow his or her activities til sleep, but that is not what you get, it is lists of how they built their homes, what they ate, etc, but not in any "typical day" format.

The writing captured the narrative of the Native American Indians. Readers will have greater respect for many Native tribes that still exist today. The author presents insight.

This is a very interesting and thorough book which I have been using for research into the Ute Indian tribe. I found the book very helpful.

Excellent book for my purpose- writing a book about the Crow Indians.

I wish there were more details. You will need to do more research.

I really found this book to be of great help for my research when writing.

good reference book!

This is an interesting reference work on American Indians during the 19th century. It's part of a Writer's Digest series (a reference for fiction writers) and not intended to be an academic resource. Each chapter ends with a list of suggested additional readings.Chapter three is on "wars, weapons and treaties". The author avoids the politics of blame and simply reports without personal commentary. For example, of the Dakota uprising in Minnesota in 1862, she writes:"Perhaps the most well-known of all Indian-military battles are those related to the tribes of the Sioux confederation (Lakota, Dakota, Nakota). One early conflict occurred in present-day Minnesota when Santees raided trading posts and settlements on 18 August 1862. About four hundred white settlers died in the initial fighting, and the region became a war zone for several weeks thereafter. In late September, Gen. Henry Hastings Sibley followed the Santees to Wood Lake forcing them to surrender under the barrage of firing by his soldiers using various pieces of artillery. Though some of the Santees fled to Canada, many were arrested. Subsequent trails led to the execution of thirty-eight Santees in Mankato, Minnesota, on 26 December 1962. The remaining Santees were then removed to a reservation in eastern Nebraska." (63-64)Of Wounded Knee in 1890, she writes:"Wounded Knee: 29 December 1890 the final Sioux battle - which like Sand Creek and the Battle of the Washita was truly a massacre - occurred at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, when federal troops opened fire on Big Foot and his followers, killing more than 150 Indians and wounding another fifty." (66)= Contents =IntroductionPart One: Government and War1. Territories and Leadership2. Trade3. Wars, Weapons and TreatiesPart Two: Everyday Life4. Family Life5. Food6. Clothing and Accessories7. Shelter8. Transporation, Tools and Equipment9. MedicinePart Three: American Indian Society10. Entertainment11. Language12. Customs and ReligionChronologyGlossaryBibliograpyIndex