Thunder in the mountains, Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War, Daniel J. Sharfstein
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Thunder in the mountains, Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War, Daniel J. Sharfstein
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-592) and index
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Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Thunder in the mountains
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bibliography
Oclc number
951070818
Responsibility statement
Daniel J. Sharfstein
Sub title
Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War
Summary
"Chronicles the epic clash between General Oliver Otis Howard, who took on a mission in the Pacific Northwest to force Native Americans onto reservations, and the Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph, who refused to leave his ancestral land"--NoveList
Table Of Contents
Prologue: The dreamers -- A willing exile -- New beginnings -- Quite good friends -- Winding waters -- The wilderness of American power -- Adonis in blue -- Wind blowing -- A sharp-sighted heart -- Aloft -- Split rocks -- Fait accompli -- A perfect panic -- Death in ghastly forms -- Bullets singing like bees -- Heart of the monster -- Lightning all around -- Fury -- A world of our own -- Through the veil -- Where the sun now stands -- The best Indian -- Red moon -- A glorious era -- Swing low -- Epilogue: Acts of remembering
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- Nez Percé people + Wars, 1877
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- 1865-1898
- Joseph, (Nez Percé Chief), 1840-1904
- Native Americans
- Manifest Destiny
- Native Americans, Treatment of -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Howard, O. O., Oliver Otis, 1830-1909
- United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History
- Society & cultures -- General
- Indigenous peoples of North America + Civil rights + History -- 19th century
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- Nez Percé people + Wars, 1877
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- 1865-1898
- Joseph, (Nez Percé Chief), 1840-1904
- Native Americans
- Manifest Destiny
- Native Americans, Treatment of -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Howard, O. O., Oliver Otis, 1830-1909
- United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History
- Society & cultures -- General
- Indigenous peoples of North America + Civil rights + History -- 19th century
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