War For The Plains
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Author | : William R. Nester |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
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Download The Arikara War Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
William Nester examines causes and effects of this little-known war, drawing the reader into the complex political and economic climate of the time. The Arikara War is a fine addition to the annals of Native American history, military history, and the history of the fur trade.
Author | : R. Douglas Hurt |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 2008-06-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0803224095 |
Download The Great Plains During World War II Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
An in-depth examination of the effects of World War II on the Great Plains states brings to life the voices and experiences of the residents of the region in recounting the stories of the daily concerns of ordinary people.
Author | : Jeff Barnes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Fortification |
ISBN | : 9780811734967 |
Download Forts of the Northern Plains Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
An up-to-date guide to the critical forts of the Indian campaigns of the late 19th century. Recounts the integral role of 51 forts during the decades of warfare with the Plains Indian tribes and tells of the posts fates after the Indian wars, providing narrative vignettes of incidents or points of historical importance. It also provides directions and visitor information for the following states: Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming.
Author | : Brad D. Lookingbill |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780806137391 |
Download War Dance at Fort Marion Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
War Dance at Fort Marion tells the powerful story of Kiowa, Cheyenne, Comanche, and Arapaho chiefs and warriors detained as prisoners of war by the U.S. Army. Held from 1875 until 1878 at Fort Marion in Saint Augustine, Florida, they participated in an educational experiment, initiated by Captain Richard Henry Pratt, as an alternative to standard imprisonment. This book, the first complete account of a unique cohort of Native peoples, brings their collective story to life and pays tribute to their individual talents and achievements. Throughout their incarceration, the Plains Indian leaders followed Pratt’s rules and met his educational demands even as they remained true to their own identities. Their actions spoke volumes about the sophistication of their cultural traditions, as they continued to practice Native dances and ceremonies and also illustrated their history and experiences in the now-famous ledger drawing books. Brad D. Lookingbill’s War Dance at Fort Marion draws on numerous primary documents, especially Native American accounts, to reconstruct the war prisoners’ story. The author shows that what began as Pratt’s effort to end the Indians’ resistance to their imposed exile transformed into a new vision to mold them into model citizens in mainstream American society, though this came at the cost of intense personal suffering and loss for the Indians.
Author | : A. S. Mercer |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2013-06-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 080618714X |
Download The Banditti of the Plains Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In 1894, when A. S. Mercer published this angry eyewitness account of the cattlemen’s invasion of Wyoming, the book was so thoroughly and ruthlessly suppressed that few copies of that edition remain today. Although historians have since questioned some of Mercer’s conclusions about the Johnson County range war, they have never controverted the facts of the cattlemen-homesteader struggle as he grimly reported them. With the intention of "executing" alleged rustlers and terrorizing the homesteaders, a band of fifty-two cattlemen and hired gunmen invaded Johnson Country, Wyoming, in April 1892. After besieging and killing "the bravest man in Johnson County," the raiders in turn found themselves besieged by the homesteaders and finally in the protective custody of the Untied States cavalry. Further legal and illegal maneuvering permitted the invaders to go unpunished, but the cattlemen never again attempted to retain their hold over the range with organized mob violence. In this new edition of The Banditti of the Plains the original text has been followed with the utmost fidelity, even including the illustrations. An informed and interesting foreword by William H. Kittrell has been added to the book.
Author | : Ian Frazier |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2001-05-04 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1466828889 |
Download Great Plains Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
National Bestseller Most travelers only fly over the Great Plains--but Ian Frazier, ever the intrepid and wide-eyed wanderer, is not your average traveler. A hilarious and fascinating look at the great middle of our nation. With his unique blend of intrepidity, tongue-in-cheek humor, and wide-eyed wonder, Ian Frazier takes us on a journey of more than 25,000 miles up and down and across the vast and myth-inspiring Great Plains. A travelogue, a work of scholarship, and a western adventure, Great Plains takes us from the site of Sitting Bull's cabin, to an abandoned house once terrorized by Bonnie and Clyde, to the scene of the murders chronicled in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. It is an expedition that reveals the heart of the American West.
Author | : Clayton K. S. Chun |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2013-01-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472800761 |
Download US Army in the Plains Indian Wars 1865–1891 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Plains Indian War was one of the most controversial conflicts in American military history, as the US Army faced a tough opponent that challenged it for decades following the end of the Civil War. The Army leadership endured a severe lack of resources, political constraints, an indifferent public, tough environmental conditions, and other problems of the frontier. Army officers and men had to adapt to these constraints, and this period also proved to be a trial of the ability and endurance of the common soldier. This title details the organization, development, training, tactics and command structures of the US Army during its subjugation of the Plains Indian tribes.
Author | : Charles M. Robinson III |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 103 |
Release | : 2004-01-18 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1135880972 |
Download The Plains Wars 1757-1900 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Thomas E. Mails |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 620 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781569245385 |
Download The Mystic Warriors of the Plains Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Mystic Warriors of the Plains offers readers an extraordinarily detailed view of the daily activities of the peoples of the North American plains, including the Sioux, Cheyenne, Pawnee, Nez Perce, Comanche, and many others. Used by Kevin Costner as a resource text for the motion picture Dances with Wolves, this is an extraordinarily in-depth examination of the day-to-day lives of the North American plains Indians, with over one thousand illustrations and thirty-two four-color plates. Covering everything from social customs, personal qualities, and government to types of weaponry, achievement marks, and the training of Indian boys, The Mystic Warriors of the Plains is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Plains Indian lore that will delight and inform everyone interested in understanding the native peoples of the Plains. "Magnificently and accurately ... conveys both the tragic ironies and splendors of the rich plains civilization." —Newsweek "Fascinating detail that gives a better idea of the plains people than mere description can do...."—Navajo Times
Author | : David J. Wishart |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 962 |
Release | : 2004-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780803247871 |
Download Encyclopedia of the Great Plains Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"Wishart and the staff of the Center for Great Plains Studies have compiled a wide-ranging (pun intended) encyclopedia of this important region. Their objective was to 'give definition to a region that has traditionally been poorly defined,' and they have