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Title

Trail to Wounded Knee : the last stand of the Plains Indians, 1860-1890 / Herman J. Viola ; [foreword and afterword by George P. Horse Capture with Daylight Horse Capture].

Author

Viola, Herman J.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2003.

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Additional Authors

• Horse Capture, George P.
• Horse Capture, Daylight.

Description

199 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps; 25 cm.

Summary

Chronicles the three decades of war between the Plains Indians and the U.S. government that ended with the massacre at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, covering such topics as the Sand Creek Massacre, Red Cloud's ambush, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the defeat of the Nez Perce, and the Cheyenne Outbreak.

Subject

• Indians of North America > Great Plains > Wars
• Indians of North America > Great Plains > Government relations
• Indians, Treatment of > United States > History > 19th century
• Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867
• Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
• Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890
• United States > History > 19th century
• United States > Race relations
• United States > Politics and government > 19th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 196) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword / George P. Horse Capture -- The Southern Plains Indian delegation -- Delegations to Washington -- The Sand Creek Massacre -- Moving to the reservation -- Red Cloud's ambush -- Red Cloud -- The Fort Marion experience -- Pratt's vision -- The Battle of the Little Big Horn -- Custer's scouts -- The defeat of the Nez Perce -- Recording the stories -- The Cheyenne outbreak -- Ghost Dance -- The massacre at Wounded Knee -- Afterword / George Horse Capture and Daylight Horse Capture.

ISBN

079228223X

LCCN

^^2004057940

OCLC

56617238

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library