Saga of Chief Joseph Paperback / softback
by Helen Addison Howard
Part of the Bison Classic Editions series
Paperback / softback
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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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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:408 pages, 6 photographs, 6 illustrations, 1 genealogy, 2 maps, index
- Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
- Publication Date:01/12/2017
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- ISBN:9781496200587
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:408 pages, 6 photographs, 6 illustrations, 1 genealogy, 2 maps, index
- Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
- Publication Date:01/12/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9781496200587
