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The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story (Pivotal Moments in American History)
Elliott West
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paperback. This newest volume in Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments series offers an unforgettable portrait of the Nez Perce War of 1877, the last great Indian conflict in American history. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 558.
This volume in Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments series offers an unforgettable portrait of the Nez Perce War of 1877, the last great Indian conflict in American history. It was, as Elliott West shows, a tale of courage and ingenuity, of desperate struggle and shattered hope, of short-sighted government action and a doomed flight to freedom. To tell the story, West begins with the early history of the Nez Perce and their years of friendly relations with white settlers. In an initial treaty, the Nez Perce were promised a large part of their ancestral homeland, but the discovery of gold led ... Read more
This volume in Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments series offers an unforgettable portrait of the Nez Perce War of 1877, the last great Indian conflict in American history. It was, as Elliott West shows, a tale of courage and ingenuity, of desperate struggle and shattered hope, of short-sighted government action and a doomed flight to freedom. To tell the story, West begins with the early history of the Nez Perce and their years of friendly relations with white settlers. In an initial treaty, the Nez Perce were promised a large part of their ancestral homeland, but the discovery of gold led ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Pivotal Moments in American History
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199769186
SKU
V9780199769186
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About Elliott West
Elliott West is Professor of American History at the University of Arkansas.
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