| Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War Contributor(s): Sharfstein, Daniel J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393355659 ISBN-13: 9780393355659 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - History | Native American - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 979.500 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (1.10 lbs) 640 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After the Civil War and Reconstruction, a new struggle raged in the Northern Rockies. In the summer of 1877, General Oliver Otis Howard, a champion of African American civil rights, ruthlessly pursued hundreds of Nez Perce families who resisted moving onto a reservation. Standing in his way was Chief Joseph, a young leader who never stopped advocating for Native American sovereignty and equal rights. Thunder in the Mountains is the spellbinding story of two legendary figures and their epic clash of ideas about the meaning of freedom and the role of government in American life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sharfstein, Daniel J.: - Daniel J. Sharfstein is a professor of law and history at Vanderbilt University and a 2013 Guggenheim Fellow. His first book, The Invisible Line: A Secret History of Race in America, received the J. Anthony Lukas Prize. He lives in Nashville. |