The Deadliest Indian War in the West: The Snake Conflict, 1864-1868

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Caxton Press, 2007 - History - 380 pages
Gregroy Michno, author of several critically acclaimed books on America's Indian wars, gives readers the first comprehensive look at the natives, soldiers and settlers who clashed on the high desert of Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Northern California in a struggle that, over a four-year period, claimed more lives than any other western Indian War.
 

Contents

The Great Basin and Its Indian Tribes
5
The Opening Shots
23
Drews Expedition
53
Peace Attempts
71
Fighting in Nevada 1865
89
Oregon 1865
103
Those boys soon spoil without their regular fight
129
Oregon 1866
143
More Fighting in Nevada
207
Summer 1867
233
Last of the Warm Springs Scouts
271
As for grain we had none
291
The Fourth Spring
307
The War Winds Down
333
Appendix
351
The Author
367

Hide and Seek Summer and Fall 1866
165
Crook Takes Over
189

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About the author (2007)

Gregory Michno attended Michigan State University and did post-graduate work at the University of Northern Colorado. An award-winning author, he has written dozens of articles and a number of books dealing with WWII and the American West including A Fate Worse Than Death, also published by Caxton Press.