The last Indian war [[electronic resource] ] : the Nez Perce story / / Elliott West

• Autore: West Elliott <1945->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (428 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.8/3
• Soggetto topico: Nez Percé Indians - Wars, 1877; Nez Percé Indians - History - 19th century; Big Hole, Battle of the, Mont., 1877
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• 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: This newest volume in Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments series offers an unforgettable portrait of the Nez Perce War of 1877, the last great Indian conflict in American history. It was, as Elliott West shows, a tale of courage and ingenuity, of desperate struggle and shattered hope, of short-sighted government action and a doomed flight to freedom. To tell the story, West begins with the early history of the Nez Perce and their years of friendly relations with white settlers. In an initial treaty, the Nez Perce were promised a large part of their ancestral homeland, but the discovery of gold
• Titolo autorizzato: The last Indian war
• ISBN: 1-281-99840-0; 9786611998400; 0-19-972273-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453979203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Pivotal moments in American history.