The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest - Softcover

Josephy, Alvin M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080327551X ISBN 13: 9780803275515

Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1979

Synopsis

"One of the classics of Indian history. The author describes the Nez Perce tribe, its confrontations with whites, and the beginnings of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. It has been one of the standards in the field of Western and Indian history since it was first published in 1965.”—Lake Charles American Press

"This magnificent book . . . is superb.”—English Westerner’s Tally Sheet

"Big, splendidly researched history. . .colorfully documented account."—Time

"A big book, a good book, an authentic source book. . . . This is a book the Indians will long remember and deeply appreciate. It tells the truth."—Indian Historian

"The fullest account of the tribe's epic struggle to preserve their identity."—New York Times Book Review

"A must for every student of the west or of the American Indian. It should long be standard in the field."—California Historical Society Quarterly

"Alvin Josephy has brought extraordinary skill and patience to the task of discovering the realities of the Nez Perce world from the time of Lewis and Clark. . .until it dissolved in gunfire and driving snow in Montana."—Nation

The abridged edition of Alvin Josephy's classic work retains the entire and continuous account as it was presented in the original 1965 edition; quotations and descriptions have been condensed or deleted and end notes and plates are omitted.

Alvin M. Josephy is Chairman of the Board of the National Museum of the American Indian and an eminent historian. Among his books are Civil War in the American West (1991), Now That the Buffalo's Gone (1982), Red Power (1971), reprinted as a Bison Book.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This is the story of the so-called Inland Empire of the Northwest, that rugged and majestic region bounded east and west by the Cascades and the Rockies, from the time of the great exploration of Lewis and Clark to the tragic defeat of Chief Joseph in 1877. And at the center of this history - perhaps even more relevant today than at the original publication of this classic volume - is the confrontation of the Indian and non-Indian during this nation's, and this region's, formative period. Heroic characters and dramatic events abound here. Explorers, fur traders, miners, settlers, missionaries, ranchers, and above all a unique succession of Indian chiefs and their tribespeople bring into focus one of the permanently instructive chapters in the history of the American west.

About the Author

Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., a leading historian of the American West, was the author of many award-winning books, including The Patriot Chiefs, The Indian Heritage of America, Now That the Buffalo’s Gone, 500 Nations, and A Walk Toward Oregon. He was a vice president and editor of American Heritage magazine, the founding chairman of the board of trustees of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, and president of the Western History Association. Josephy died in the fall of 2005.

Edition details

• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr
• Publication date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080327551X
• ISBN 13: 9780803275515
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 667