Item details: Thunder in the mountains : Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War - 48116279

Thunder in the mountains : Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War

text Thunder in the mountains : Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War

Sharfstein, Daniel J.

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"--

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 perfec... Read more

Format: text

Description: xvii, 613 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company 2017

Library	Location	Status
Woodmere (Main Branch)	979 SHA in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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TADL-WOOD	979 SHA in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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Nez Percé Indians Wars, 1877 Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis) 1830-1909 (Nez Percé Chief) Joseph 1840-1904 United States Race relations Political aspects History Indians of North America Civil rights History 19th century Political culture United States History 19th century Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis) 1830-1909 (Nez Percé Chief) Joseph 1840-1904 Indian Wars (Nez Percé : 1877) Indians of North America Civil rights Nez Percé Indians Political culture Race relations Political aspects United States

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