Saga of Chief Joseph

Saga of Chief Joseph /

"In "Saga of Chief Joseph," Helen Addison Howard has written the definitive biography of the great Nez Perce chief, a diplomat among warriors. In times of war and peace, Chief Joseph exhibited gifts of the first rank as a leader for peace and tribal liberty. Following his people'...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Howard, Helen Addison (Author)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln, NB : University of Nebraska Press, 2017
Edition:Bison classic edition.
Subjects:
Joseph > (Nez Percé Chief), > 1840-1904.
Nez Percé Indians > Wars, 1877.
Nez Percé Indians > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904.
Biography
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • Early history
  • The Valley of Winding Waters
  • The coming of the missionaries
  • Thunder-rolling-in-the-mountains
  • Treaty history
  • The council smoke of 1855
  • War in the Columbia Basin
  • 1856-58
  • The Treaty of 1863
  • The Tah-mah-ne-wes beckons
  • The earth-mother drinks blood
  • The Council at Fort Lapwai
  • 1877
  • Chief white bird's murders
  • The military campaign of 1877
  • The settlers prepare for war
  • The Battle of White Bird Canyon
  • The skirmish at Cottonwood
  • The Battle of the Clearwater
  • The march over the Lolo Trail
  • The affair at "Fort Fizzle"
  • The Battle of the Big Hole
  • The Camas Meadows Raid
  • The attack on the Cowan and Weikert parties
  • The Battle of Canyon Creek
  • The Skirmish at Cow Island
  • Battle of the Bearpaw Mountains
  • Joseph's surrender
  • Later history
  • Prisoners of war
  • "Somebody has got our horses"
  • Return from exile
  • The trail to the setting sun
  • Appendix 1: Genealogy chart
  • Appendix 2: Sidelights.

Similar Items