| Edition |
First edition. |
| Descript |
xvii, 613 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Nonfiction. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [509]-592) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The dreamers -- A willing exile -- New beginnings -- Quite good friends -- Winding waters -- The wilderness of American power -- Adonis in blue -- Wind blowing -- A sharp-sighted heart -- Aloft -- Split rocks -- Fait accompli -- A perfect panic -- Death in ghastly forms -- Bullets singing like bees -- Heart of the monster -- Lightning all around -- Fury -- A world of our own -- Through the veil -- Where the sun now stands -- The best Indian -- Red moon -- A glorious era -- Swing low -- Epilogue: Acts of remembering. |
| Summary |
"Chronicles the epic clash between General Oliver Otis Howard, who took on a mission in the Pacific Northwest to force Native Americans onto reservations, and the Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph, who refused to leave his ancestral land"--NoveList. |
| Local Subj |
Indigenous Peoples of North America.
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| Subject |
Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909.
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Joseph (Nez Percé Chief), 1840-1904.
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Nez Percé Indians -- Wars, 1877.
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United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History.
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Indians of North America -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century.
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Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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| ISBN/ISSN |
0393239411 |
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9780393239416 |
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