Great Western Indian Fights
| Author/creator | Potomac Corral of the Westerners Staff |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bison Books [Imprint] Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press |
| Description | 1 p. ill 08.000 x 05.330 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Allred, B. W. Translator |
| Other author/creator | Dykes, J. C. Translator |
| Other author/creator | Goodwyn, Frank Editor |
| Other author/creator | Simms, D. Haper Editor |
| Other author/creator | Allred, B. Translator |
| Summary | Annotation From 1832 to 1891 the states from the Great Lakes west to Oregon and south to Mexico saw scenes of massacre, bloody rout, amabush, fire, and pillage as the great Indian tribes-Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Sioux, Arapaho, Modoc, and Apache-fought desperately to turn back the invading white men. Recreated in this volume are twenty-odd battles crucial in the opening of the American West to white settlement.Among the battles included here are the Pierre's Hole fight, the battle of Bandera Pass, the battle of Pyramid Lake, the battle of Wood Lake, the Canyon de Chelly rout, the battles of Adobe Walls, the Fetterman, Hayfield, and Wagon Box fights, the fight at Beecher Island, the battle of the Washita, the battles of Massacre Canyon and Palo Duro Canyon, the battle of the Rosebud, the battle of the Little Bighorn, the Dull Knife massacre, and the final, tragic battle at Wounded Knee."A fine guide to the conflict that transpired across the wide Missouri."-San Francisco Sunday Chronicle"An excellent account of most of the major fights between the white man and the Indian in. . .the western part of the United States."-Library Journal"Two dozen of the most celebrated and hair-raising Indian fights on record.Good, solid reading, and a whole peck of it."-New York Times Book Review |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 60015191 |
| ISBN | 9780803251861 |
| ISBN | 0803251866 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780803251861 |
| Stock number | POTGRX 00027313 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |