Three battles of Sand Creek : the Cheyenne massacre in blood, in court, and as the end of history /
Michno, Gregory, 1948-
Three battles of Sand Creek : the Cheyenne massacre in blood, in court, and as the end of history / by Gregory F. Michno. - First edition. - El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie LLC, (c)2017. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part I. In blood -- The road to Sand Creek -- Camp Weld Conference -- The march to Fort Lyon -- The last night of peace -- The approach -- Flags and friendlies -- A battle -- A massacre -- Scalp dance -- Night of phantoms -- Death of Jack Smith -- Aftermath -- Part II. In court -- Denver Military Commission -- Joint Committee in Washington -- Doolittle's Committee -- Conflicting testimony -- Battle or massacre? The fallacy of the false dichotomy -- Part III. The end of history -- Eyewitness testimony -- False memories -- Leading questions -- Trauma and memory -- Memory alteration and cognitive dissonance -- Don't confuse me with the facts -- Oral history -- Memories of three Sand Creek witnesses: Bent, Chivington, and Soule -- Ghosts busted at Sand Creek -- Postmodernism -- The end of history.
9781611213126
Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864.
Cheyenne Indians--Wars, 1864.
Arapaho Indians--Wars.
Electronic Books.
E83 / .T474 2017
Three battles of Sand Creek : the Cheyenne massacre in blood, in court, and as the end of history / by Gregory F. Michno. - First edition. - El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie LLC, (c)2017. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part I. In blood -- The road to Sand Creek -- Camp Weld Conference -- The march to Fort Lyon -- The last night of peace -- The approach -- Flags and friendlies -- A battle -- A massacre -- Scalp dance -- Night of phantoms -- Death of Jack Smith -- Aftermath -- Part II. In court -- Denver Military Commission -- Joint Committee in Washington -- Doolittle's Committee -- Conflicting testimony -- Battle or massacre? The fallacy of the false dichotomy -- Part III. The end of history -- Eyewitness testimony -- False memories -- Leading questions -- Trauma and memory -- Memory alteration and cognitive dissonance -- Don't confuse me with the facts -- Oral history -- Memories of three Sand Creek witnesses: Bent, Chivington, and Soule -- Ghosts busted at Sand Creek -- Postmodernism -- The end of history.
9781611213126
Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864.
Cheyenne Indians--Wars, 1864.
Arapaho Indians--Wars.
Electronic Books.
E83 / .T474 2017