عنوان

Chief Joseph :

(Number (ISBN

0313379203

(Number (ISBN

0313379211

(Number (ISBN

9780313379208

(Number (ISBN

9780313379215

Number

b755086

Title Proper

Chief Joseph :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a biography /

First Statement of Responsibility

Vanessa Gunther.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Santa Barbara, Calif. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

ABC-CLIO,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xix, 178 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm.

Series Title

Greenwood biographies

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-178) and index.

Text of Note

Events in the life of Chief Joseph -- The Nez Perce world before contact -- The Corps of Discovery -- The struggle for the land -- The flight of the Nez Perce -- The end of Nez Perce independence -- Important people and places in the life of Chief Joseph.

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Text of Note

This biography offers a chronological presentation of the major events in Nez Perce history and in the life of one of their greatest leaders, Joseph. Chief Joseph is often considered a great war chief for his role in the Nez Perce War of 1877, during which the Nez Perce defeated several U.S. armies. In fact, Joseph had virtually no role in the military exploits that marked that campaign. This is only one of the countless myths about the legendary leader. This biography explores the world of the Nez Perce Indians from their entrance into the Columbia Plateau through their relations with the expanding United States. It recounts their attempt to accommodate the rapidly changing world around them, and it follows the life of Chief Joseph, one of their greatest peace leaders. Interactions with Lewis and Clark at the beginning of the 19th century and the subsequent duplicity of white settlers and their government radically changed the Nez Perce way of life and influenced Joseph's rise. Separating the real Chief Joseph from the myths that have grown around him, the book shows how he shepherded the Nez Perce people through the ordeals that confronted them, including the loss of their land and freedom and the persistent threats to the culture that had guided the Nez Perce for centuries.

Joseph, 1840-1904

Joseph,1840-1904.

Nez Percé Indians-- Wars, 1877, Juvenile literature.

Nez Percé Indians, Biography, Juvenile literature.

Nez Percé Indians.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Gunther, Vanessa Ann.

Date of Transaction

20201204150551.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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