The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the North West - Softcover

Josephy Jr, Alvin M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080327551X ISBN 13: 9780803275515

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 1979

Synopsis

667 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. One Of The Most Spectacular And Least Travelled Parts Of The United States Is The So-called Inland Empire Of The North West, A Ruggedly Majestic 150,000 Square Miles Of Interior Land Lying Between The Cascades And Rocky Mountains An Extendingf Southward From The Canadian Border For About 300 Miles.

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Review:

"Big, splendidly researched history." Time Magazine

From the Back Cover:

This is the story of the so-called Inland Empire of the Northwest, that rugged and majestic region bounded east and west by the Cascades and the Rockies, from the time of the great exploration of Lewis and Clark to the tragic defeat of Chief Joseph in 1877. And at the center of this history - perhaps even more relevant today than at the original publication of this classic volume - is the confrontation of the Indian and non-Indian during this nation's, and this region's, formative period. Heroic characters and dramatic events abound here. Explorers, fur traders, miners, settlers, missionaries, ranchers, and above all a unique succession of Indian chiefs and their tribespeople bring into focus one of the permanently instructive chapters in the history of the American west.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 080327551X
• ISBN 13: 9780803275515
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 667