The Long Journey of the Nez Perce: A Battle History from Cottonwood to the Bear Paw

by Kevin Carson

Book Overview

Chiefs Joseph, Looking Glass, White Bird, and Their People Against the United States
In 1877, the U.S. Government opened the Nez Perce lands in Oregon to settlers and ordered the tribe to move to a reservation in Idaho Territory. Although reluctant to leave their homeland, the Nez Perce began the long trek eastward. A small band of young warriors vented their frustration, however, in two days of deadly attacks on settlements along the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594161321
• ISBN13: 9781594161322
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Westholme Publishing
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"