{"product_id":"to-save-the-man-paperback","title":"To Save the Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Sayles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback: in the vein of \u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, one of America's greatest storytellers sheds light on an American tragedy: the Wounded Knee Massacre, and the 'cultural genocide' experienced by the Native American children at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn September of 1890, the academic year begins at the Carlisle School, a military-style boarding school for Indians in Pennsylvania, founded and run by Captain Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt considers himself a champion of Native Americans. His motto, \"To save the man, we must kill the Indian,\" is severely enforced in both classroom and dormitory: Speak only English, forget your own language and customs, learn to be white. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the young students navigate surviving the school, they begin to hear rumors of a \"ghost dance\" amongst the tribes of the west--a ceremonial dance aimed at restoring the Native People to power, and running the invaders off their land. As the hope and promise of the ghost dance sweeps across the Great Plains, cynical newspapers seize upon the story to whip up panic among local whites. The US government responds by deploying troops onto lands that had been granted to the Indians. It is an act that seems certain to end in slaughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs news of these developments reaches Carlisle, each student, no matter what their tribe, must make a choice: to follow the white man's path, or be true to their own way of life . . .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Sayles\u003c\/b\u003e is an American independent film director, screenwriter, actor, and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for \u003ci\u003ePassion Fish\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) and \u003ci\u003eLone Star\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), both of which he also directed. He has written eight novels, the most recent being \u003ci\u003eJamie MacGillivray: The Renegade's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267943121145,"sku":"9781685892234","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/HmQp69mqLp9781685892234.webp?v=1768873393","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/to-save-the-man-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}