366 pages. Unpublished letters and diaries by eyewitnesses, interviews with decedents, an intimate knowledge of the country enrich this narrative of the heroic Nez Perce Indian War waged in 1877 against relocation. The result is a well documented chronicle offering new perspective on prewar Indian-white relations, United States government pressures and nontreaty rebellions, the five battles, subjection and surrender, and on the character of the leaders on both sides. "From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever," Chief Joseph said in surrender. But as a guardian and prot...
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0.22 x 9.73 x 7.28 Inches. 48 pages. Men-at-Arms
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Bibliog., index. . 0.73 x 9.03 x 6.05 Inches. Avoiding the sweeping generalizations that often characterize historical accounts of American Indian life, The Piikani Blackfeet provides a rare, honest look at the Piikani people, their history, and their culture. Piecing together informaiton from government records, fur traders' journals, archival documents, scholarly studies, and other published and unpublished sources, John C. Jackson reveals the story of this little-known people.
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188 pages
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