| Description |
xxi, 544 pages: ill., maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"This is a Borzoi Book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Our children sometimes behave badly -- The plains aflame -- Red Cloud's War -- Warrior and soldier -- Hancock's War -- The last treaty -- Of Garryowen in glory -- The bloody policy of peace -- Tragedy in the Lava Beds -- The Buffalo War -- No rest, no peace -- Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse -- The Thieves' Road -- Guard us against all misfortune -- Last Stand -- The Great Father's fury -- A warrior I have been -- I will fight no more forever -- The Utes must go! -- Return to Apacheria -- Like so many vultures, greedy for blood -- Once I moved like the wind -- A clash of visions -- The place of the big killings. |
| Summary |
A history of the struggle between white forces and Native Americans over the fate of the post-Civil War West details the deconstruction of tribal culture, the conditions endured by frontier soldiers, and the ethical quandaries of military officials. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1866-1895.
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West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
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| ISBN |
9780307958044 |
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0307958043 |
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