Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Title: Thunder in the Mountains : Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War / Daniel J. Sharfstein. Format: Book Author: Sharfstein, Daniel J., author. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017] Description: xvii, 613 pages : maps ; 25 cm Summary: "Chronicles the epic clash between General Oliver Otis Howard, who took on a mission in the Pacific Northwest to force Native Americans onto reservations, and the Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph, who refused to leave his ancestral land"-- NoveList. Subjects: Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909. Joseph (Nez Percé Chief), 1840-1904. Nez Percé Indians -- Wars, 1877. Indians of North America -- Civil rights -- History -- 19th century. Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century. United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-592) and index. Contents: The dreamers -- A willing exile -- New beginnings -- Quite good friends -- Winding waters -- The wilderness of American power -- Adonis in blue -- Wind blowing -- A sharp-sighted heart -- Aloft -- Split rocks -- Fait accompli -- A perfect panic -- Death in ghastly forms -- Bullets singing like bees -- Heart of the monster -- Lightning all around -- Fury -- A world of our own -- Through the veil -- Where the sun now stands -- The best Indian -- Red moon -- A glorious era -- Swing low -- Acts of remembering. LCCN: 2016055352 ISBN: 9780393239416 (hardcover) 0393239411 (hardcover) Other Number: 951070818 # Local items: 3 Control Number: 785783 Call Number: 979.5 SHA 2017 # Local items in: 3 Current Holds: 0 System Availability: 3 # System items in: 3 Place Hold Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Suggestions and more Reader Reviews Series Information Similar Series Similar Titles Summary Where is it? Large Cover Image Librarian's View Map It Displaying 1 of 1
