Oh What a Slaughter : Massacres in the American West: 1846--1890 (Paperback)

from marti.booker

Interesting, although it's so short that it's hardly a book and McMurtry's writing is a little drifty at times, as if he'd work on a section and then take a long break before writing the next. Not his best work but a nice introduction to the material.

from realbigcat

Being a huge fan of McMurtry I expected a little more. McMurtry writes about several of the somewhat lesser known Indian massacres with the exception of Wounded Knee. Since the book is fairly thin there is not as much detail as I would have liked but there are still some interesting facts to be l...

from realbigcat

Being a huge fan of McMurtry I expected a little more. McMurtry writes about several of the somewhat lesser known Indian massacres with the exception of Wounded Knee. Since the book is fairly thin there is not as much detail as I would have liked but there are still some interesting facts to be l...

from sgtbigg

McMurtry examines six western massacres, paying particular attention to Mountain Meadows, Sand Creek, and Wounded Knee. This book worked well right after reading Dee Brown, McMurtry puts the incidents in a little more context. I found the section about Mountain Meadows the most interesting since ...

from dougwood57

Adopting a conversational tone McMurtry briefly (161 pages) explores six 'big massacres' of the Old West: Sacramento River, Mountain Meadows, Sand Creek, Marias River, Camp Grant, and Wounded Knee. He also briefly considers the Fetterman and Custer defeats. McMurtry's treatment is even-handed. Th...