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bearbait

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Dee Brown.

I knew that the colonisation of North America by we Europeans, eventually called Manifest Destiny, wasn't a bright moment in our history. But I am stunned by the brutality of it: mass killings, genocide; stuff that would be considered War Crimes these days.

The sad thing is that this sort of behaviour is still going on in various places on our planet 150 or more years later. This is the 21st Century and I don't think that we have grown up at all. Or learnt much.
 

Broch

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Dee Brown.

I knew that the colonisation of North America by we Europeans, eventually called Manifest Destiny, wasn't a bright moment in our history. But I am stunned by the brutality of it: mass killings, genocide; stuff that would be considered War Crimes these days.

The sad thing is that this sort of behaviour is still going on in various places on our planet 150 or more years later. This is the 21st Century and I don't think that we have grown up at all. Or learnt much.

The truth is that the brutality went both ways and, even before the arrival of Europeans, between different tribes. Some of the most brutal massacres were between different tribes vying to be the main suppliers to the European fur trade.

I think I mentioned it earlier (probably 20 pages up or more), the book 'The Company' by Stephen Bown, published in 2020, covers the history of the Hudson Bay Company and details the early part of native North American and European trade and conflict. By the time it go to the late 1800's there was already too much distrust both ways :(
 

TeeDee

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The truth is that the brutality went both ways and, even before the arrival of Europeans, between different tribes. Some of the most brutal massacres were between different tribes vying to be the main suppliers to the European fur trade.
Indeed - and can be applied to many native tribes & people on many many continents.
 

Oliver G

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I'm afraid I get rare an opportunity to read nowadays but I'm rattling through audiobooks on my commute.

I've just started the last in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series.

Part of me didn't want to start the last book because then the adventure would be over.
Just finished the last book, well worth it, I'd highly recommend it to anyone who wants a bit of a wild west adventure.
 

Tiley

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I've just finished "Act of Oblivion" by Robert Harris - a bit ponderous in places but interesting in a broad kind of way. For work, I have completed "The Lie Tree" by Frances Hardinge - a proto-Victorian fable with some superb descriptive passages.

I've moved on to "Spying on the Reich" by R.T. Howard and am also re-reading "The Secret Lives of Colour" by Kassia St Clair, which is a wonderful, interesting and engaging volume.
 

Wander

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Bought that Entymologicon book today.
I'm looking forward to starting it.

I see he's written another on old and disused words and I thought to myself, 'I'll read that next.'
And now I'm home and kicking myself that I didn't buy it at the same time.
Doh!
 
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TeeDee

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Bought that Entymologicon book today.
I'm looking forward to starting it.

I see he's written another on old and disused words and I thought to myself, 'I'll read that next.'
And now I'm home and kicking myself that I didn't buy it at the same time.
Doh!

You dumperfergler!!
 

Foogs

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The Romantic - William Boyd.

Loved Any Human Heart, Love is Blind and his Bond book Solo - highly recommend them.
 

Foogs

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I'm afraid I get rare an opportunity to read nowadays but I'm rattling through audiobooks on my commute.

I've just started the last in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series.

Part of me didn't want to start the last book because then the adventure would be over.
Probably still my favourite book series, along with the Thursday Next books by Jasper Fforde.

I was glad to read the Dark Tower on Kindle as I was looking up words every other page!
Sorely tempted to give it a re-read.

Long days and pleasant nights.
 

gg012

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I am reading 1984 once again, it is a scarily prescient book when viewed through the lens of our current world.

Sent from underground
 
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Wander

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I'm about half way through 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood.
It really is an extremely good book and deserves ever bit of recognition it's received.
So glad to be reading it.
 

Paul_B

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Currently reading a fantasy book. Dawn of the ranger by someone. 4 pages in and I think I'll finish it. If a book doesn't interest me quickly I can't read it.
 

Disabled Preppers

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We are always reading books i download and save to my EMP laptop box and we also love a real world book as in the event the world goes to hell in a handcart books will be our light in the darkness , on that note we have loads of books on medical herbs and food plants and foraging books but i just got my wife "WildFood UK Foraging pocket guide " and she is loving it i will get a read after her lol but a happy wife = a happy life
 

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