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Modoc : the tribe that wouldn't die / by Cheewa James.

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Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Text	Request in advance	E83.87 .J35 2008	Off-site

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x, 335 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, plates; 22 cm.

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Chronology -- PART ONE: THE MODOC WAR. Roots of war -- Back home in Lost River country -- The two Jesses -- Lost River battle -- The nightmare escalates -- Confronting the stronghold -- Begin the body count -- Words, words, and more words -- To kill or not to kill -- that is the question -- Second battle for the stronghold -- Thomas-Wright battle -- The beginning of the end -- Jack's legs give out -- A trial, hanging, and an exile
PART TWO: MODOC POST-WAR. The exile -- The greed for Modoc land continues -- The new homeland -- The Jones family Indian ring -- Enter an old friend -- More Modoc death -- Changing cultures -- The last historical chief -- The return to Oregon -- Two tribes -- The closing chapters
APPENDIX : ANCESTRAL MODOCS. In the beginning -- The land is our brother -- The Modoc as a social creature -- Sun, I pray to you to guide me -- Warfare Modoc style.

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^^2008012723

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214934748

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Harvard Library