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(Nez Percé Chief) Joseph 1840-1904 Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis) 1830-1909 Indian Wars (Nez Percé : 1877) Indians of North America Civil rights Indians of North America Civil rights History 19th century Nez Percé Indians Political culture Political culture United States History 19th century Race relations Political aspects United StatesFilter By Subjects
(Nez Percé Chief) Joseph 1840-1904 Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis) 1830-1909 Indian Wars (Nez Percé : 1877) Indians of North America Civil rights Indians of North America Civil rights History 19th century Nez Percé Indians Political culture Political culture United States History 19th century Race relations Political aspects United StatesVollmann, William T.
Summary: Defrauded and intimidated at every turn, the Nez Perces finally went on the warpath in 1877, subjecting the U.S. Army to its greatest defeat since Little Big Horn as they fled from northeast Oregon across Montana to the Canadian border. Vollmann's main character is not the legendary Chief Joseph, but his pursuer, General Oliver Otis Howard, the brave, shy, tormented, devoutly Christian Civil...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2017