Dee Brown

This article is about the writer Dee Brown. For other individuals by that name, see Dee Brown (disambiguation) .

Dorris "Dee" Alexander Brown (born February 29, 1908 in Alberta , Louisiana , † December 12, 2002 ) was an American writer and historian .

life and work

Brown grew up in Ouachita County , Arkansas , and Little Rock , Arkansas, where he befriended numerous Indians. In the course of time he realized that the portrayal of the Native American peoples in American films was not realistic. He worked as a reporter in Harrison , Arkansas, and then became a teacher and librarian.

After serving in World War II , Brown directed the University of Illinois Agricultural Library , where he received his Masters in Library Science and became a professor. He retired in 1973 and from then on devoted himself to writing books.

In his best-known work Buried my heart at the bend of the river (original title: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" ) he describes the suffering and downfall of the North American Indians ("Written with blood and tears" - original quote) under the American expansion. The book, written from the perspective of the indigenous people, helped the culture of the Indians to be valued more highly. In the US, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" has sold over 5 million copies to date, and in 2001 the New York Times readers voted it one of the four most influential books of the 20th century.

Dee Brown wrote 29 books, including several children's books, in which he thematically devoted himself to the history of the North American Indian peoples.

Works

• Bury my heart at the bend of the river (original title: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, translated by Helmut Degner ). Knaur Taschenbuch 62804, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-426-62804-1
• You followed the hawk, Amayi. An Indian family saga , Knaur, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-426-01166-2 .
• The fire steed reaches the great water to the west. The construction of the American railroad , Droemer Knaur, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-426-03649-5 .
• The sun rose in the west. The conquest of the American continent , Heyne, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-453-01057-4 .
• The last of Fort Yellowhorse. Roman , Heyne, Munich 1973, ISBN 3-453-20170-1 .
• The major. Roman , Knaur, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-426-03018-7 .
• Powder vapor was their perfume. The gentle heroes of the Wild West , Droemer Knaur, Munich 1979, ISBN 3-426-03431-X .

literature

• Lyman B. Hagen: Dee Brown. State University, Boise 1990, ISBN 0-88430-094-3 (English).
• Maureen Salzer: Dee Brown . In: Michael D. Sharp (Ed.): Popular Contemporary Writers . Marshall Cavendish, 2005, pp. 264-724
• Anne Courtemanche-Ellis: Dee Brown (1908-2002) . In: The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

Web links

• Literature by and about Dee Brown in the catalog of the German National Library
• White lawyer for the Indians on the WDR website
• Douglas Martin: Dee Brown, 94, Author Who Revised Image of West . The New York Times, December 14, 2002 (obituary)
• Dee Brown - Dee Brown, historian of the American west, died on December 12th, aged 94 . The Economist, December 19, 2002 (obituary)
• Elaine Woo: Dee Brown, 94; 'Wounded Knee' Author Altered Perceptions of Frontier History . Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2002 (obituary)

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Elaine Woo: Dee Brown, 94; 'Wounded Knee' Author Altered Perceptions of Frontier History . Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2002 (obituary)
2. ^ ^{A b} Douglas Martin: Dee Brown, 94, Author Who Revised Image of West . The New York Times, December 14, 2002 (obituary)
3. ↑ Joachim Kaiser (Ed. :): Harenberg: Das Buch der 1000 Bücher , Harenberg , Dortmund 2002, ISBN 3-6110-1059-6 .
4. ↑ frequent editions in various publishers