God's red son: the Ghost Dance religion and the making of modern America

Introduction: A hole in the dream

Genesis. 1890 : the messiah and the machine ; Great Basin apocalypse ; The birth of the prophet ; The Ghost Dance arrives ; Indian prophecy, American magic

Dispersion. Seekers from a shattered land ; Plains passage ; Lakota ordeal ; Tin stars and holy power ; Spirit of the Ghost Dance ; Invasion and atrocity

Persistence and renewal. The road from Wounded Knee ; Writing "The Ghost Dance religion and Sioux outbreak of 1890"

The Ghost Dance as modern religion

Epilogue: Beginnings.