Saga of Chief Joseph, Bison Classic Edition (Bison Classic Editions) - Softcover

Howard, Helen Addison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1496200586 ISBN 13: 9781496200587

Verlag: University of Nebraska Press, 2017

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"This work . . . is a standard in the field."-CHOICE Books for College Libraries * CHOICE Books for College Libraries * "A stirring and dramatic biography of a great man."-Montreal Star * Montreal Star * "A priceless contribution."-Los Angeles Times * Los Angeles Times * "From Joseph's years as a spiritual leader to the 1877 battle of the Bearpaw Mountains and surrender of the Nez Perce, Howard renders Joseph's life and times in fine detail. Her storytelling reflects a sharp journalistic eye and a knack for the grand sweep of history."-Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *

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In Saga of Chief Joseph, Helen Addison Howard has written the definitive biography of the great Nez Perce chief, a diplomat among warriors. In times of war and peace, Chief Joseph exhibited gifts of the first rank as a leader for peace and tribal liberty. Following his people's internment in Indian Territory in 1877, Chief Joseph secured their release in 1885 and led them back to their home country. Fiercely principled, he never abandoned his quest to have his country, the Wallowa Valley, returned to its rightful owners. The struggle of the Nez Perces for the freedom they considered paramount in life constitutes one of the most dramatic episodes in Indian history.

This completely revised edition of the author's 1941 version (titled War Chief Joseph) presents in exciting detail the full story of Chief Joseph, with a reevaluation of the five bands engaged in the Nez Perce War, told from the Indian, the white military, and the settler points of view. Especially valuable is the reappraisal, based on significant new material from Indian sources, of Joseph as a war leader.

The new introduction by Nicole Tonkovich explores the continuing relevance of Chief Joseph and the lasting significance of Howard's work during the era of Angie Debo, Alice Marriott, and Muriel H. Wright.

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• Verlag: University of Nebraska Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1496200586
• ISBN 13: 9781496200587
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 408