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Chief Joseph & the flight of the Nez Perce : the untold story of an American tragedy
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- ISBN: 0061136085
- ISBN: 9780061136085
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Physical Description:
xxiii, 419 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
print - Edition: HarperCollins pbk. ed.
- Publisher: New York, NY : HarperOne, c2006, c2005.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : Searching for Joseph -- Pt. 1. A Time of hope -- "We thought they might be descended from dogs" -- A Harvest for the lord -- A Child of two worlds -- A Tide of laws and men -- "We will not give up the land" -- "I am a man ; you will not tell me what to do" -- Pt. 2. A Time of war -- "There have been killings" -- "We are living here peacefully and want no trouble" -- "The Most terrible mountains I ever beheld" -- "In a dream last night I saw myself killed" -- "Pursue them to the death" -- Alone in a strange country -- "Our people are hungry and weak" -- "I think we will all be caught and killed" -- "Soldiers are coming" -- "Colonel Miles wants to meet with Chief Joseph" -- "It is cold and we have no blankets" -- Pt. 3. A Time of betrayal and exile -- "You will be returned to your homeland" -- "You must move again" -- "When will these white chiefs begin to tell the truth?" -- "Is it possible that the noble red man is not a myth?" -- "A Good country to get rid of Indians in" -- "I have heard talk and talk but nothing is done" -- "I know what is good for you now, Mr. Indian" -- "We won't be responsible for their lives 24 hours after their arrival" -- "I would be happy with very little" -- Epilogue : "The Noblest Indian of them all" -- A note on sources. |
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| Subject: | Joseph Nez Percé Chief 1840-1904 Nez Percé Indians History Nez Percé Indians Government relations Indians, Treatment of Oregon Wallowa County |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | B JOSEPH (Text) | 000101170 | Biography | Available | - |