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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811969003321

Autore

West Elliott <1945->

Titolo

The last Indian war : the Nez Perce story / / Elliott West

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-771705-5

0-19-983103-3

1-281-99840-0

9786611998400

0-19-972273-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (428 p.)

Collana

Pivotal moments in American history

Disciplina

973.8/3

Soggetti

Nez Perce Indians - Wars, 1877

Nez Perce Indians - History - 19th century

Big Hole, Battle of the, Mont., 1877

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-380) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations and Maps; Editor's Note; Preface; Timeline; PART I; PART II; PART III; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; A Note on Sources; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Here, Elliot West combines military, political, and social history to show how the battles of 1876 and 1877 were a major transitional point in the evolution of Indian policy.