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Enss Chris <1961-> |
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Mochi's war : the tragedy of Sand Creek / / Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian |
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Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (179 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864 |
Cheyenne Indians |
Cheyenne Indians - Wars, 1864 |
Indian prisoners - Florida - Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (Saint Augustine) |
Prisoners of war - Florida - Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (Saint Augustine) |
Indians of North America - Relocation - Florida - Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (Saint Augustine) |
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (Colo.) |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical refererences and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Tragedy at Little Blue River; 2 The Reverend Colonel; 3 Terms of Surrender; 4 Nothing Lives Long; 5 The Missing; 6 Lessons from Yellow-Haired Woman; 7 Savage and Cruel; 8 Mochi; 9 Life at Fort Marion; 10 Never to Be Home Again; 11 The Sand Creek MassacreHistoric Site; Epilogue; Remembering Sand Creek; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As with many incidents in American history, the victors wrote the first version of history--turning the tragedy of the Sand Creek Massacre into a heroic feat by the Colorado militia tasked with moving the Cheyenne onto reservations. The truth of those events has made Colonel John Chivington's name infamous in Colorado and American history, and this dramatic and poignant reflection on the events leading to the tragic |
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