8 1/2 x 11, 192 pgs, b&w and color photos and illustrations. From "The American Indians" series, deals with the white intrusion into the Great Plains which led to one of the epic tragedies of American history. By 1890 the original inhabitants had suffered total military defeat and a transition from free hunters and warriors to impoverished wards of the burgeoning nation.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

WAR FOR THE PLAINS

Publisher

Time-Life Books, Alexandria, VA

Publication Date

1992

Language

English

ISBN 10

0809494450

ISBN 13

9780809494453

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good+

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Western Americana

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Synopsis

Recounts the conflicts between plains Indians and encroaching white settlers, depicts the Indians' daily life and culture, and discusses their adjustment to reservation life

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Gr 7 Up-This title has a number of flaws. Primary among them are its woefully superficial analysis of the cultural forces that led to the ``war'' for the Plains and its curious pro-19th century U.S. Army bias. Other problems are the frequent use of quotes without citations and the practice of attributing feelings to groups of people. The book is well illustrated with reproductions from the Smithsonian and historical society archives; visuals are its strongest suit. Look elsewhere, though, for insight into this aspect of American history.-Colleen McDougall, Kayenta Boarding School, AZ

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High-Lonesome Books, located in the foothills of the Gila National Forest of southwest New Mexico, has been in business since 1986. We are a home-based publishing firm with over 20 titles in print within the genres of Western Americana and Sporting Books (hunting, fishing, sporting dogs, etc.). Our list of published books is combined with our used, rare and out of print list which currently has about 3,000 titles in stock -- Western Americana, Sporting Books, Natural History, Country Living/Homesteading, Outdoor Adventure/Recreation/Miscellaneous. High-Lonesome Books was the front cover feature story for the September 1998 issue of Mother Earth News. When not publishing or trading in used books we are active homesteaders; we hunt, fish, raise coursing hounds, grown our own food and explore what's left of the rural and wilderness Southwest.

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