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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453433103321

Autore

Utley Robert M. <1929->

Titolo

The Indian frontier, 1846-1890 / / Robert M. Utley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2003

©1984

ISBN

0-8263-5414-9

1-306-30016-9

Edizione

[Revised edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (347 p.)

Collana

Histories of the American Frontier Series

Disciplina

978/.02

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Wars

Indians of North America - Government relations

Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.)

Electronic books.

West (U.S.) History 1848-1860

West (U.S.) History 1860-1890

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; 1. The Indian West at Midcentury; 2. Foundations of a New Indian Policy, 1846-1860; 3. When the White People Fought Each Other, 1861-1865; 4. War and Peace: Indian Relations in Transition, 1865-1869; 5. Grant's Peace Policy, 1869-1876; 6. Wars of the Peace Policy, 1869-1886; 7. The Vision of the Reformers, 1865-1890; 8. The Reservation, 1880-1890; 9. The Passing of the Frontier, 1890; Notes; Historiography & Bibliography; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1984, Robert Utley's The Indian Frontier of the American West 1846-1890 is considered a classic for both students and scholars. For this revision, Utley includes scholarship and research that has become available in recent years.