The Flight of the Nez Perce Contributor(s): Brown, Mark H. (Author), Wellman, Paul I. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0803260695 ISBN-13: 9780803260696 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1982 Annotation: In the centuries of war between Indians and whites one episode is surely epical: the flight of the Nez Perce. Provoked by bad treaties and bitter memories, in 1877 a few Nez Perce raided homesteads in Idaho and killed their inhabitants. The raid quickly escalated into a series of skirmishes, and at last involved Chief Joseph and the ablest Nez Perce warriors in a prolonged chase by the army for over a thousand miles through Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Native American |
Dewey: 973.83 |
LCCN: 82002717 |
Physical Information: 1.18" H x 5.56" W x 8.52" (1.32 lbs) 480 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Plains - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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Publisher Description: In the centuries of war between Indians and whites one episode is surely epical: the flight of the Nez Perce. Provoked by bad treaties and bitter memories, in 1877 a few Nez Perce raided homesteads in Idaho and killed their inhabitants. The raid quickly escalated into a series of skirmishes, and at last involved Chief Joseph and the ablest Nez Perce warriors in a prolonged chase by the army for over a thousand miles through Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. The band of Nez Perce astonished military experts by their tactical ingenuity, swift maneuvers, daring, and endurance. By the time the chase concluded, barely forty miles from the Canadian border, the Nez Perce had left behind a record o heroic sacrifices, spectacular escapes, and incredible courage. Colonel Mark H. Brown, an expert in strategic intelligence, reviewed the military records, journal accounts, and personal testimonies to write this exact and candid study of the flight of the Nez Perce. |