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Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of Escape From Camp 14 returns with the riveting and revealing story of one of the most persistent "alternative facts" in American history: the story of a missionary, a tribe, a massacre, and a myth that shaped the American West In 1836, two missionaries and their wives were among the first Americans to cross the Rockies by covered wagon on what would...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.5 HARSharfstein, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979 SHAWeso, T. F. Pecore (Thomas F. Pecore)
Summary: "Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape. What sets this book apart from other Native American books for kids: Tales from 12 tribes--Kids will embark on a literary adventure with 12 stories from tribes around America,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.83 WESSummary: Trail of tears : Cherokee legacy: Documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma. Shows the suffering endured by the Cherokees as they lost their land and the difficult conditions they endured on the trail. Describes how thousands of Cherokees died during the Trail of Tears, nearly a quarter of the nation, including most of their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRABerne, Emma Carlson
Summary: "Kaya is a Nez Perce girl who takes pride in helping out and supporting the tribe--and also in her beloved horse, Steps High. But when she chooses racing her horse over family responsibilities, Kaya has to prove herself to earn her tribe's respect. Kaya's story of adventure in the wilderness is sure to engage today's readers as they learn what it was like to be a Native American girl in 1764 in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Books for Young Readers 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "For the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's arrival, a landmark collection of firsthand accounts charting the history of the English newcomers and their fateful encounters with the region's native peoples. For centuries the story of the Pilgrims and the Mayflower has been told and retold -- the landing at Plymouth Rock and the first Thanksgiving, and the decades that followed, as the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 PLYShaw, Janet Beeler
Summary: In 1765, the arrival of an injured stranger from another tribe, traveling alone and apparently unable to speak, arouses suspicion in Kaya's Nez Percé village. Includes glossary and historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Co. Publications 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SHARobertson, Robbie
Summary: Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker, as part of the Iroquois oral tradition. Now he shares the same gift of storytelling with a new generation. Hiawatha was a strong and articulate Mohawk who was chosen to translate the Peacemaker's message of unity for the five warring Iroquois nations during the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Nerburn, Kent
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancicso 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOSEEPH NerburnBangs, Jeremy Dupertuis
Summary: Transcriptions of more than four hundred Native American land conveyances from Plymouth Colony court records are now accessible to researchers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New England Historic Genealogical Society 2002
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.373 BangsSummary: Comprehensive history of six great Indian nations, dramatically filmed on location. Also includes the stories of four heroic Native American leaders: Geronimo, Quanah, Parker Chief Joseph and Crazy Horse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GREHopping, Lorraine Jean.
Summary: Examines the life and actions of Chief Joseph, leader of a band of Nez Perce people in the nineteenth century, discussing his dedication to peace in a turbulent time, and his efforts to keep his people safe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 971.004 HOPVollmann, 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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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC VOL PT 1 OF 2Vollmann, 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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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC VOL PT 2 OF 2McLeese, Don.
Summary: A brief biography of the famous Nez Percé leader who led his people against the United States Army and lost, but won the respect of his own people as well as white generals by standing up for his beliefs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Pub. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 CHISchofield, Brian.
Summary: Part historical narrative, part travelogue, and part environmental plea, this book recounts an astonishing journey. Joseph, chief of the peaceable Nez Perce band in Oregon's Wallowa Valley, had long sworn to uphold the dying words of his father: "This country holds your father's body. Never sell the bones of your mother and your father." Yet, in 1877, as the U.S. government confined the tribe...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.5004 SCHSummary: While rival drug cartels warred in the streets, the Columbian national soccer team took a rapid rise to glory, with Andres Escobar its inspirational captain. Meanwhile the infamous drug baron, Pablo Escobar, pioneered "Narco-soccer". After a mistake by Andres led to a loss at the 1994 World Cup, less than ten days later he was gunned down outside a bar, a tragedy documented in this thriller...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ESPN Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TWOShaw, Janet Beeler
Summary: When Kaya and her family join with other Nez Percé and Salish Indians to fish for the red salmon, she and her older sister hope to be reunited with their younger sister, who had been kidnapped some time before. Includes historical notes on the summer activities of the Nez Percé Indians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Co. 2002
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SHAFeiling, Tom
Summary: "The Island that Disappeared tells, for the first time, the story of the passengers aboard the Mayflower's sister ship (the Seaflower) who in 1630 founded a rival Puritan colony on an isolated Caribbean island called Providence--so small it doesn't appear on most maps. Chaos ensued, and the great experiment failed. One-hundred years later the disaster repeated itself. Traveling to the island...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.9 FEIShaw, Janet Beeler
Summary: Still grieving over the death of her hero, and missing her stolen horse and kidnapped younger sister, Kaya tries to earn the trust of a lone and starving dog who is about to have puppies. Includes historical notes on Nez Percé children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2002
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SHAShaw, Janet Beeler
Summary: Kaya becomes jealous of a girl from another tribe until they are forced to work together in a dangerous situation. Includes historical notes on Indian trading along the Columbia River in 1764, as well as instructions for creating a petroglyph.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Co. Publications 2003
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Summary: Based on the true-life story of Yurok men called to serve in World War I, this story follows three cousins as they struggle with being combat soldiers on the Western Front.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Great Oak Press 2019