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Nez Perce summer, 1877 : the U.S. Army and the Nee-Me-Poo crisis / by Jerome A. Greene.
- Title
- Nez Perce summer, 1877 : the U.S. Army and the Nee-Me-Poo crisis / by Jerome A. Greene.
- Author
- Greene, Jerome A.
- Publication
- Helena, Mont. : Montana Historical Society Press, 2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | E83.877 .G74 2000 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xix, 554 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Greene (research historian, National Park Service) recounts the fighting retreat of the nontreaty Nez Perces, including Chief Joseph, across nearly 1,000 miles of Pacific Northwest wilderness. Greene draws from both U.S. Army and Nez Perce sources to explain their circuitous route through Yellowstone National Park and their attempts to seek refuge among the Crow Indians. Twenty-six illustrations and photographs and 16 maps are included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Reasons -- Eruption and White Bird Canyon -- Looking Glass Camp and Cottonwood -- Clearwater -- Kamiah, Weippe, and Fort Fizzle -- Bitterroot and the Big Hole -- Camas Meadows -- The National park -- Canyon Creek -- Cow Island and Cow Creek Canyon -- Yellowstone command -- Bear's Paw: attack and defense -- Bear's Paw: siege and surrender -- Consequences.
- ISBN
- 0917298683 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^^00032924^
- OCLC
- 43951833
- SCSB-12595891
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library