Thunder in the Mountains
Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xvii, 613 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
After the Civil War and Reconstruction, a new struggle raged in the Northern Rockies. In the summer of 1877, General Oliver Otis Howard, a champion of African American civil rights, ruthlessly pursued hundreds of Nez Perce families who resisted moving onto a reservation. Standing in his way was Chief Joseph, a young leader who never stopped advocating for Native American sovereignty and equal rights. Thunder in the Mountains is the spellbinding story of two legendary figures and their epic clash of ideas about the meaning of freedom and the role of government in American life.
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.
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.
ISBN:
9780393239416 (hardcover)
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HISTORY North Am. US Native Am. Sha | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/30/2024) |
HISTORY North Am. US Native Am. Sha | Southeast | Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-592) and index.