--- product_id: 47046882 title: "The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West" price: "140.89 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/47046882-the-earth-is-weeping-the-epic-story-of-the-indian store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West **Price:** 140.89 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West - **How much does it cost?** 140.89 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/47046882-the-earth-is-weeping-the-epic-story-of-the-indian) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Bringing together Custer, Sherman, Grant, and other fascinating military and political figures, as well as great native leaders such as Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Geronimo, this “sweeping work of narrative history” ( San Francisco Chronicle ) is the fullest account to date of how the West was won—and lost. After the Civil War the Indian Wars would last more than three decades, permanently altering the physical and political landscape of America. Peter Cozzens gives us both sides in comprehensive and singularly intimate detail. He illuminates the intertribal strife over whether to fight or make peace; explores the dreary, squalid lives of frontier soldiers and the imperatives of the Indian warrior culture; and describes the ethical quandaries faced by generals who often sympathized with their native enemies. In dramatically relating bloody and tragic events as varied as Wounded Knee, the Nez Perce War, the Sierra Madre campaign, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, we encounter a pageant of fascinating characters, including Custer, Sherman, Grant, and a host of officers, soldiers, and Indian agents, as well as great native leaders such as Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Geronimo, and Red Cloud and the warriors they led. The Earth Is Weeping is a sweeping, definitive history of the battles and negotiations that destroyed the Indian way of life even as they paved the way for the emergence of the United States we know today. Review: The Unrelenting Destruction of Indians and Their Way of Life - In 1860, there were dozens of different Indian “nations” scattered throughout the territories west of the Mississippi. Most Indian tribes were hunter-based societies. And those tribes would often move to be nearer to the migratory game they hunted. It was a way of life that required a large amount of land to sustain a small number of people. But the United States was expanding westward. And what did the white man want? Land! Land for homesteading. Land for the railroads. Land to raise cattle. Land for the gold mining that promised instant wealth. And what else did the white man want? Game! Game to feed the railroad workers. Game to acquire furs to sell in the east. Game, just for the “sport”. And finally, game to deprive the Indian of their ability to live on that land. So, two incompatible ways of life. Conflict was inevitable. And, in the long run, the Indians could only lose. The Indians had the land, but the white man had better weapons and a greater population. Some Indians tribes fought each other as much as they fought the white man, whereas the United States had a unified military. But, most important, the Indians could not defeat the United States, but the United States could defeat the different Indians “nations” one nation at a time. For the Indians, defeat resulted in Treaties giving the Indians reservation land, as well as food and supplies (until that reservation land was developed enough to allow the Indians to be self-sufficient). Of course, corrupt administrators might sell the food and supplies elsewhere, pocketing the ill-gained profits themselves (while letting the Indians starve). And, of course, Treaties were not in perpetuity, and the amount of reservation land kept getting smaller. All of the above in probably known, in some measure, by all of us. But the book adds the details, perspective and history to give the reader a depth of knowledge and understanding that I, at least, had not had before. Bottom Line: Highly readable book providing a sad, yet informative, history of our western expansion (at the expense of the native populations). Review: An Excellent HistoricalWork - Cozzens has written many excellent histories. Here he delivers an account of the four decades of conflict between the white invaders and the Native American tribes in the west. In doing so, Cozzens is a real straight shooter. Cozzens is clear eyed and does not put on rose colored glasses when it comes to what went on in the west during those decades of struggle. He describes in detail the many treaties that were broken by the whites and shows the lust for land and treasure which often motivated the white encroachments and the evil double dealing that so often occurred because many if not most of the whites involved were evil, incompetent or simply very misguided. At the same time, he takes time to identify and describe those whites, many of whom were Army officers, who were sympathetic to the Indians and tried unsuccessfully to advocate for fair and better treatment of them. Similarly, he describes the horrific losses of the native Americans but, at the same time, he does not seek to unduly glorify the Native Americans by describing them essentially as innocents in paradise - he points out, for example, many of the problems associated with cultures in which the young men of the tribe could only achieve status by preying upon and murdering, stealing from and kidnapping members of other Native American tribes and nearby whites and he does not hesitate to point out instances in which problems arose because of the lies of tribal leaders or the spontaneous violence of hot headed young men. Of course, he sympathetically shows the reactions and ugly choices that had to be made by courageous Native American leaders who simply wanted to be left alone and protect their families and culture. Cozzens’ balanced approach allows you to reflect upon and be angered by the evil done to the Native Americans during this period but the beauty of his history is that you do not get the feeling that he has a revisionist axe to grind or that he is trying to shove an opinion - as opposed to history - down your throat. Highly recommended. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #38,065 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #37 in Indigenous History #45 in Native American History (Books) #55 in Indigenous Peoples Studies | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,806 Reviews | ## Images ![The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81AUoqrpaxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Unrelenting Destruction of Indians and Their Way of Life *by F***R on March 13, 2025* In 1860, there were dozens of different Indian “nations” scattered throughout the territories west of the Mississippi. Most Indian tribes were hunter-based societies. And those tribes would often move to be nearer to the migratory game they hunted. It was a way of life that required a large amount of land to sustain a small number of people. But the United States was expanding westward. And what did the white man want? Land! Land for homesteading. Land for the railroads. Land to raise cattle. Land for the gold mining that promised instant wealth. And what else did the white man want? Game! Game to feed the railroad workers. Game to acquire furs to sell in the east. Game, just for the “sport”. And finally, game to deprive the Indian of their ability to live on that land. So, two incompatible ways of life. Conflict was inevitable. And, in the long run, the Indians could only lose. The Indians had the land, but the white man had better weapons and a greater population. Some Indians tribes fought each other as much as they fought the white man, whereas the United States had a unified military. But, most important, the Indians could not defeat the United States, but the United States could defeat the different Indians “nations” one nation at a time. For the Indians, defeat resulted in Treaties giving the Indians reservation land, as well as food and supplies (until that reservation land was developed enough to allow the Indians to be self-sufficient). Of course, corrupt administrators might sell the food and supplies elsewhere, pocketing the ill-gained profits themselves (while letting the Indians starve). And, of course, Treaties were not in perpetuity, and the amount of reservation land kept getting smaller. All of the above in probably known, in some measure, by all of us. But the book adds the details, perspective and history to give the reader a depth of knowledge and understanding that I, at least, had not had before. Bottom Line: Highly readable book providing a sad, yet informative, history of our western expansion (at the expense of the native populations). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Excellent HistoricalWork *by J***N on August 3, 2023* Cozzens has written many excellent histories. Here he delivers an account of the four decades of conflict between the white invaders and the Native American tribes in the west. In doing so, Cozzens is a real straight shooter. Cozzens is clear eyed and does not put on rose colored glasses when it comes to what went on in the west during those decades of struggle. He describes in detail the many treaties that were broken by the whites and shows the lust for land and treasure which often motivated the white encroachments and the evil double dealing that so often occurred because many if not most of the whites involved were evil, incompetent or simply very misguided. At the same time, he takes time to identify and describe those whites, many of whom were Army officers, who were sympathetic to the Indians and tried unsuccessfully to advocate for fair and better treatment of them. Similarly, he describes the horrific losses of the native Americans but, at the same time, he does not seek to unduly glorify the Native Americans by describing them essentially as innocents in paradise - he points out, for example, many of the problems associated with cultures in which the young men of the tribe could only achieve status by preying upon and murdering, stealing from and kidnapping members of other Native American tribes and nearby whites and he does not hesitate to point out instances in which problems arose because of the lies of tribal leaders or the spontaneous violence of hot headed young men. Of course, he sympathetically shows the reactions and ugly choices that had to be made by courageous Native American leaders who simply wanted to be left alone and protect their families and culture. Cozzens’ balanced approach allows you to reflect upon and be angered by the evil done to the Native Americans during this period but the beauty of his history is that you do not get the feeling that he has a revisionist axe to grind or that he is trying to shove an opinion - as opposed to history - down your throat. Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Too many big words but overall a good read and a book worthy of your time *by E***N on April 30, 2026* This book as both good (5 star) and bad (3 Star) attributes. So, I will cover the bad first. The deeper I got into this book I realized that the author wanted to impress readers with his command of vocabulary or his love of his thesaurus. Either way, the book got tedious at times as he often used a big or little used word when a simpler word would do (SUFFICE!) . Sometimes, context helped with the meaning of the $5 word. I used my Kindle APP to find the definition of the $5 words. There were places where I could not read 3 pages with encountering this and I joked about it with my wife. At one point, he used the work ejaculation. My Kindle of course gave the most commonly known definition of the word and an old English version of the word. The latter was the authors intended use. So, if you read on an APP you will be able to determine the meaning these 60-100 not so well used words. If not, you will need to use Google or a Dictionary to ensure proper comprehension of the context of MANY sections. I also found that the author got too deep into the details at times, this made the book a bit longer than required. He spent a good amount of time on several more famous or interesting participants in the historical story. This was probably a strength (brawniness) and a weakness (puniness) depending on ones perspective. Now onto the reason to read this book. The book had good coverage of the Little Big Horn and it helps if the reader to have visited the site. Custer's soldiers were terrible at aiming but this problem was likely due to fear and a lack of training. Actually, the death counts in many conflicts were surprisingly LOW to me. I read the book, Bury My Heart a Wounded Knee, several times from about 1975 forward. This book covers most of the same information and this is noted in the Preface. The first chapter gives a quick overview of the issues and what evolved our the US doctrine towards Native People. The book then gets into the heart of mostly post-Civil War Indian issues and confrontations. The material is extremely well researched and quite in depth. I am unsure of one should read Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (BMHWK) first or not. BMHWK is a more emotive book but lacks some of the detail and key character development. I use the word character development as several historical figures are involved with the issues for 20-25 years. Red Cloud, Crook, Miles, and Terry to name a few. Both books are worthy reads. Most of the key Native Leader/players are the same in both books as are the key military and political leaders. I think this book did an incredible job about the issues and personalities of Miles, Crook, and Terry. Three key people in the Indian wars. Crook and Miles really did, at times try to get it right. All the stories are the same. Rinse, shake, and repeat. We want to come through your land, we want part of your land, we make a treaty, our people violate the treaty, issues arise, conflict arises. Now we want more of your land, we make a treaty, more of our people find use of parts of your land (gold, timber, farmland, buffalo). So, we ignore our people exploiting your land, conflict arises, we win, more land removed more treaties signed. Rinse and repeat. The Black Hills and Adobe Walls being good examples of treaty violations and eventual conflict. Great examples and the intractable problem was, we basically wanted what we wanted so we took it. One can draw conclusions to a few seemingly intractable problems around the world today. Of course the eventual deaths of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and others were all unnecessary. The author covered all of this quite well. I found the story of Geronimo quite interesting. The material in this book made him out to be an okay man, after he was sent off to Florida. But as portrayed in this book, most of his life he was a pretty horrible human being. He drank too much, was cruel, and he told endless lies. So, if it were not for the overly scholarly vocabulary used in this book, I would give this book 5 Stars. 5 Stars for the material and the organization but only 3 Stars on the writing. 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