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The Shoshoni Frontier and the Bear River Massacre (Utah Centennial)
Brigham D. Madsen
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Description for The Shoshoni Frontier and the Bear River Massacre (Utah Centennial)
Paperback. A detailed narrative of the events and conflicts that led to the 1863 Bear River massacre of over two hundred Shoshoni men, women, and children at the hands of volunteer soldiers from California. Editor(s): Madsen, Brigham D, Ph.D. Series: Utah Centennial Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
In January 1863 over two hundred Shoshoni men, women, and children died on the banks of the Bear River at the hands of volunteer soldiers from California. Bear River was one of the largest Indian massacres in the Trans-Mississippi West, yet the massacre has gone almost unnoticed as it occurred during a time when national attention was focused on the Civil War, and the deaths of the Shoshoni Indians in a remote corner of the West was of only passing interest.
Bear River was the culmination of events from nearly two decades of Indian-white interaction. The Shoshoni homelands ... Read more
In January 1863 over two hundred Shoshoni men, women, and children died on the banks of the Bear River at the hands of volunteer soldiers from California. Bear River was one of the largest Indian massacres in the Trans-Mississippi West, yet the massacre has gone almost unnoticed as it occurred during a time when national attention was focused on the Civil War, and the deaths of the Shoshoni Indians in a remote corner of the West was of only passing interest.
Bear River was the culmination of events from nearly two decades of Indian-white interaction. The Shoshoni homelands ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
Series
Utah Centennial Series
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9780874804942
SKU
V9780874804942
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About Brigham D. Madsen
Brigham D. Madsen (1914–2010) was professor of history at the University of Utah. He authored eight books, including Glory Hunter: A Biography of Patrick Edward Conner (University of Utah, 1990), and he co-authored, edited, and contributed to numerous other works.
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