| Montana Battlefields 1806-1877: Native Americans and the U.S. Army at War Contributor(s): Fifer, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 1560373091 ISBN-13: 9781560373094 Publisher: Farcountry Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2005 Annotation: Montana's era of "Indian Wars" consisted of nearly a century of skirmishes, battles, and large-scale wars between the U.S. military and native nations, including Blackfeet, Sioux, Northern Cheyennes, Arapahos, Gros Ventres, and Nez Perces -- and the army's Crow and Shoshone allies. These battlegrounds remain today, a testament to the clash of cultures that defined the region in the nineteenth century. Author Barbara Fifer takes readers on a historic journey to the solemn sites of Montana's most fascinating and storied battles, from Two Medicine Creek to the Little Bighorn and on to the Sweetgrass Hills, revealing engaging tale -- from fighters and witnesses on both sides. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 2005013402 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.08" W x 8.94" (0.67 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Montana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Montana's era of Indian Wars consisted of nearly a century of skirmishes, battles, and large-scale wars between the U.S. military and native nations, including Blackfeet, Sioux, Northern Cheyennes, Arapahos, Gros Ventres, and Nez Perces -- and the army's Crow and Shoshone allies. These battlegrounds remain today, a testament to the clash of cultures that defined the region in the nineteenth century. Author Barbara Fifer takes readers on a historic journey to the solemn sites of Montana's most fascinating and storied battles, from Two Medicine Creek to the Little Bighorn and on to the Sweetgrass Hills, revealing engaging tale -- from fighters and witnesses on both sides. |