| Massacre Along the Medicine Road: A Social History of the Indian War of 1864 in Nebraska Territory Contributor(s): Becher, Ronald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870043870 ISBN-13: 9780870043871 Publisher: Caxton Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: Ronald Becher spent seven years researching the causes and effects of the Indian War of 1864 in Nebraska Territory. He offers an objective chronicle of the events that occurred during that hot August when Cheyenne and Sioux warriors swept down on the Oregon-California Trail -- as seen through the eyes of the settlers who lived along that famous emigrant road. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Native American - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 973.737 |
| LCCN: 98048924 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.11" W x 9.08" (1.78 lbs) 475 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Geographic Orientation - Nebraska - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In August 1864, Cheyenne and Sioux warriors launched a series of raids on the road ranches along the California-Oregon Train in Nebraska Territory, killing, wounding or capturing dozens of white settlers. This book details that violent summer, as seen through the eyes of the people who were the targets of the attacks. |