03036oam 22005894a 450 991014626470332120230630033928.01-283-26741-197866132674120-87421-671-0(CKB)1000000000442805(EBL)769754(OCoLC)126804515(SSID)ssj0000212288(PQKBManifestationID)11196706(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000212288(PQKBWorkID)10157855(PQKB)11379452(MiAaPQ)EBC769754(MdBmJHUP)muse18186(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/54798(EXLCZ)99100000000044280520010803e20011988 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNorthern Navajo Frontier 1860 1900Robert S. McPhersonUtah State University, University Libraries2001Logan, Utah :Utah State University Press,2001.©2001.1 online resource (133 pages)Originally published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1988.Print version: 9780874214246 Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-125) and index.1 Setting the Stage --2 Navajos, Utes and the Paiute Connection 1860-80 --3 Monster Slayer Meets the Mormons on the Northern Navajo Frontier, 1870-1900 --4 Navajos, Mormons, and Henry L. Mitchell: Cauldron of Conflict on the San Juan --5 Indians, Anglos, and Ungulates: Resource Competition on the San Juan --6 Boats, Booze, and Barter: Trade on the Norther Navajo Frontier, 1870-1910 --7 Boundaries, Bonanzas, and Bickering: Consolidation of the Northern Navajo Frontier, 1870-1905 --8 Conclusion --Notes --References --Index.McPherson argues that, instead of being a downtrodden group of prisoners, defeated militarily in the 1860s and dependent on the U.S. government for protection and guidance in the 1870s and 80s, the Navajo nation was vigorously involved in defending and expanding the borders of their homelands. This was accomplished not through war nor as a concerted effort, but by an aggressive defensive policy built on individual action that varied with changing circumstances. Many Navajos never made the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo. Instead they eluded capture in northern and western hinterlands and ther--Frontier and pioneer lifeSouthwest, NewNavajo IndiansLand tenureNavajo IndiansHistoryFrontier and pioneer lifeNavajo IndiansLand tenure.Navajo IndiansHistory.979.1004/972McPherson Robert S.1947-801369MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910146264703321Northern Navajo Frontier 1860-19001802698UNINA