Violent encounters : interviews on western massacres / Deborah and Jon Lawrence.

Author/creator Lawrence, Deborah
Other author Lawrence, Jon, 1945-
Format Book
Publication InfoNorman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxiii, 258 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects
Indians of North America--Wars. --West (U.S.).
Indians of North America--Violence against. --West (U.S.). --History. --19th century.
Massacres--West (U.S.). --History. --19th century.
Indians of North America--Interviews.
United States--Territorial expansion. --History. --19th century.

Contents The McComas Massacre : an interview with Marc Simmons -- The captivity and return of Olive Oatman : an interview with Margot Mifflin -- The Mountain Meadows Massacre : an interview with Will Bagley -- The Camp Grant Massacre : an interview with Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh -- Indians, emigrants, and the Army on the overland trails : an interview with Michael Tate -- Destruction and survival of the California Indians : an interview with Albert Hurtado -- The Sioux Wars : an interview with Robert Utley -- The Cheyenne Wars : an interview with Jerome A. Greene -- Violence over the Great Basin : an interview with Ned Blackhawk.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010044188
ISBN9780806141268 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0806141263 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E78.W5 L38 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold