Tending The Talking Wire: A Buck Soldier's View of Indian Country, 1863-1866 (UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PUBLICATIONS IN THE AMERICAN WEST)

ISBN 10: 0874803527 / ISBN 13: 9780874803525

Published by University of Utah Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tending The Talking Wire: A Buck Soldier's View of Indian Country, 1863-1866 (UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PUBLICATIONS IN THE AMERICAN WEST)
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874803527
• ISBN 13: 9780874803525
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Hervey Johnson's letters offer a fascinating first-person account of the critical Indian War years on the high plains of eastern Wyoming during which a confederation of Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians successfully  defended their Powder River buffalo range.

 

About the Author

Dr. Unrau teaches at Wichita State University and is author of several works on Indian-white relations.  Dr Unrau also serves as historical and legal consultant to several Indian tribes in Oklahoma, including the Kaws, Tonkawas, Poncas, and Pawnees.