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Explores myths and historical facts pertaining to the life of Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph, best known for his speech surrendering his tribe to the U.S. government in 1877, in an account that challenges beliefs about the role he played in the tribe's retreat and documents the tragic destruction of the Nez Perce way of life. 20,000 first printing.
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"Nerburn.writes from the Indians' perspective with insight and reverence." -- Columbus Dispatch
"[An] exceptionally fine book." -- The California Literary Review
"Innovative. an intriguing study of a man and a legend." -- Kirkus Reviews
"A must read for every instructor of American history ...."--Grand Rapids Press
"Nerburn seems to have found the real story of Chief Joseph rather than rehashing the iconic status..."--The Olympian
"Nerburn deftly records a dark chapter of forced diaspora and forgotten promises--one as engrossing as a novel."--People
"Nerburn...writes from the Indians' perspective with insight and reverence."--Columbus Dispatch
"Innovative... an intriguing study of a man and a legend."--Kirkus Reviews
"With measured words and narrative power, Nerburn presents a dramatic portrait of Chief Joseph as a man of peace..."--Spirituality and Health magazine
"Crisp, energetic account... reads like fictionalized history in the tradition of Mari Sandoz's Crazy Horse."--The Oregonian (Portland)
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"[An] exceptionally fine book." -- The California Literary Review
"Innovative. an intriguing study of a man and a legend." -- Kirkus Reviews
"A must read for every instructor of American history ...."--Grand Rapids Press
"Nerburn seems to have found the real story of Chief Joseph rather than rehashing the iconic status..."--The Olympian
"Nerburn deftly records a dark chapter of forced diaspora and forgotten promises--one as engrossing as a novel."--People
"Nerburn...writes from the Indians' perspective with insight and reverence."--Columbus Dispatch
"Innovative... an intriguing study of a man and a legend."--Kirkus Reviews
"With measured words and narrative power, Nerburn presents a dramatic portrait of Chief Joseph as a man of peace..."--Spirituality and Health magazine
"Crisp, energetic account... reads like fictionalized history in the tradition of Mari Sandoz's Crazy Horse."--The Oregonian (Portland)
Kent Nerburn has been widely praised as one of the few writers who can respectfully bridge the gap between native and nonnative cultures. His book Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder won the 1995 Minnesota Book Award.
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- PublisherHarper San Francisco
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0060513012
- ISBN 13 9780060513016
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages419
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