The Deadliest Indian War in the West: The Snake Conflict, 1864-1868Gregroy 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
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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 |
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The Deadliest Indian War in the West: The Snake Conflict, 1864-1868 Gregory Michno No preview available - 2007 |
The Deadliest Indian War in the West: The Snake Conflict, 1864-1868 Gregory Michno No preview available - 2007 |
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