The American Plains Indians

by Jason Hook

Book Overview

The central plains of North America to the east of the Rocky Mountains were home to the Plains Indians; here the hunting grounds of the twelve "typical" tribes coincided with the grazing range of the largest of the buffalo herds. The adoption of a horse culture heralded the golden age of the Plains Indians - an age abruptly ended by the intervention of the white man, who forced them into reservations in the second half of the 19th century. Jason Hook's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0850456088
• ISBN13: 9780850456080
• Release Date: July 1985
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.7"