| The Last War Trail: The Utes and the Settlement of Colorado Reissue Edition Contributor(s): Emmitt, Robert (Author), Steinke, Bettina (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0806110430 ISBN-13: 9780806110431 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $21.73 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Series: Civilization of the American Indian |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6" W x 9" (1.12 lbs) 382 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The stage was set for trouble in spring 1878 when new agent Nathan C. Meeker arrived at the White River Indian Agency on the Ute Reservation. The Utes had seen agents come and go without bringing any great change, but Meeker intended to convert them to Christianity and a farming lifestyle. His efforts to alter their society drove the White River Utes to war. In The Last War Trail, Robert Emmitt details the conflict that followed, the Meeker Massacre and the Ute War of 1879. From White River Ute chief Saponise Cuch, a young warrior at the time, Emmitt heard the story of the Utes' antagonism to Meeker's plan to teach them to farm, their version of the battle at Milk River, and their attitude toward removal. Emmitt spoke with other Utes, some of them descendants of war participants, and with whites who had lived near the reservation. He also consulted congressional documents and official testimonies to craft this well-rounded account. |
Contributor Bio(s): Steinke, Bettina: - Bettina Steinke (1913-1999) was an American portrait painter.Emmitt, Robert P.: - Robert Emmitt was a staff member of the New York Times Herald Tribune. In gathering the material forThe Last War Trail, he spent a great deal of time on the Ute Reservation in Whiterocks, Utah, and visited the White River country of Colorado where the outbreak took place. |