Remember Little Bighorn, maintains the momentum of this award-winning National Geographic series, which continues to set new standards in nonfiction history books for middle-grade students.
Author Paul Robert Walker draws on scores of eyewitness accounts of the Battle of the Little Bighorn from Indians, soldiers, and scouts, measuring their testimony against the archaeological evidence to separate fact from fiction. From this wide kaleidoscope of testimony, the author focuses his narrative into an objective and balanced account of one of the most contentious chapters of American history.
Covering the core curriculum topics of Westward Expansion and the Indian Wars, Walker's text is a vivid and timely historical narrative to mark the 130th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 2006.
Readers first learn about events preceding the fighting, including the discovery of gold on Indian land in the Black Hills, the refusal by Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and other Indian leaders to obey a government order to live on the Great Sioux Reservation, and the subsequent battle in Rosebud Valley. The narrative evolves to the three major clashes known collectively as the Battle of the Little Bighorn: the attack by Major Reno on Sitting Bull's village, the "Custer Massacre" in which Crazy Horse and more than a thousand warriors wipe out George Armstrong Custer and his immediate command, and the final battle on Reno Hill, which culminates in the victorious Sioux and Cheyenne setting fire to the grass and moving up the river.
The afterword explains how the greatest Indian victory only hastened their final defeat, as news of Custer's fate enflamed public opinion and led Congress to give control of all Sioux agencies to the Army. Readers learn how Sioux rations were cut off until native claims to the Black Hills and Montana hunting grounds were renounced.
In the finest National Geographic tradition, the book illuminates this controversial period in American history with extensive use of primary sources. Some 50 archival images are included, several by Native Americans, plus a map showing troop and Indian movement. Remember Little Bighorn also features a comprehensive time line of Indian Wars, web sites, student-friendly resources, and a quick-reference index that make it an ideal source for writing reports.
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坦白说,初次翻开这本书时,我对它的期望并不高,毕竟关于那个时期的作品汗牛充栋,很难有新的角度。然而,这本书却以一种近乎文学小说的笔触,彻底颠覆了我的看法。叙事节奏的把控堪称一绝,时而如同疾风骤雨般推进宏大的历史事件,时而又如同慢镜头般细腻地捕捉个体命运的转折点。我特别欣赏作者对于“信息不对称”这一主题的处理,他巧妙地展示了在信息闭塞的环境下,指挥官们是如何在迷雾中做出影响千古的决定的。文字的张力十足,情感的渲染恰到好处,既有对英雄主义的歌颂,也有对残酷现实的无情揭示。阅读体验是极其沉浸的,我感觉自己就像一个旁观者,既敬畏于历史的洪流,又为那些个体在时代浪潮中的挣扎而感到震撼。这本书的深度和广度,远超出了我最初的想象,绝对值得每一位历史爱好者反复品读。
评分这部历史著作,我简直是爱不释手,它对那个时代的描绘,细致入微得仿佛让我亲身站在了广袤的平原之上。作者的叙事技巧高超,他没有仅仅停留在枯燥的日期和人名罗列上,而是用生动的笔触,勾勒出每一个关键人物鲜活的内心世界和复杂的动机。我尤其欣赏他对不同文化冲突的深入剖析,那种尊重和理解的态度,让原本可能陷入偏见的叙述变得立体而富有层次感。阅读过程中,我时常会停下来,闭上眼睛想象那些场景:阳光如何洒在印第安人的营地上,空气中弥漫着什么样的气味,战士们眼神中的坚定与迷茫。书中的地图和插图质量极高,为理解复杂的战役部署提供了极大的帮助,每一个细节都经过了严谨的考证。读完之后,我感觉自己对塑造美国西进运动进程的那些关键时刻,有了更深层次的认知和共情。它不仅仅是一本历史书,更像是一扇通往逝去时代的时光之门。
评分这本书的学术严谨性令人印象深刻,但最让我惊喜的是它阅读起来的流畅性。很多严肃的历史作品读起来像是啃硬骨头,但这部作品却像是在品尝精心烹制的盛宴。作者明显在资料搜集上花费了巨大的心血,参考文献列表之详尽,足以让人窥见其背后付出的努力。更难能可贵的是,他能将那些繁复的军事调动、政治博弈,用极其清晰明了的语言进行转述,避免了晦涩难懂的专业术语堆砌。我感觉自己仿佛置身于一个由顶尖学者主导的研讨会中,既能听到最前沿的史学观点,又能保持极高的参与度。尤其是对后勤补给线和外交斡旋部分的分析,角度刁钻却又逻辑自洽,让人拍案叫绝。这本书无疑是该领域内的一部标杆之作,兼顾了学术的深度和大众的可读性。
评分说实话,这本书给我的感觉是相当“震撼”的,但这种震撼不是来自于情节的跌宕起伏,而是来自于作者对人性的深刻洞察力。他没有简单地将历史人物脸谱化,而是将他们置于极端的压力之下,展现了他们在生存与道德边缘的选择。书中的某些段落,关于士兵们的恐惧、家属的期盼,读来令人心头一紧,久久不能平复。作者对细节的执着,使得整个历史场景栩栩如生,仿佛能闻到硝烟的味道,感受到皮革甲胄摩擦的声响。它迫使我重新审视那些教科书上被简化处理的历史事件,意识到每一个“重大决策”背后,都是由无数个充满挣扎和不完美的个体所共同推动的。这是一部充满人文关怀的史诗,它让我们看到,宏大的历史叙事之下,依然是关于人、关于选择的永恒主题。
评分我尝试着从一个完全局外人的视角来评价这本书的“结构美学”。从篇章布局来看,作者的安排极具匠心。他巧妙地使用了时间线和空间维度的交错叙事,比如在描述一次重大冲突前,会插入一段关于当地环境变迁的背景介绍,这种层层递进的铺垫,极大地增强了事件爆发时的冲击力。文字的音韵感也值得称赞,有些句子读起来朗朗上口,韵律感十足,即便是在描述最惨烈的场景时,也保持着一种克制的、近乎古典悲剧的美感。全书的论证逻辑如同一个精密的钟表,每一个齿轮——无论是社会经济背景、军事部署还是个人恩怨——都紧密咬合,共同驱动着历史的必然走向。对于那些追求阅读体验的读者来说,这本书不仅提供了知识,更提供了一种近乎艺术鉴赏的满足感。它展现了历史写作可以达到的高度。
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