Alvin M. Josephy

A study of the Lewis and Clark expedition from the perspective of Indian writers, tribal leaders, and historians examines the impact of the expedition on the native peoples it encountered, featuring contributions from newspaper editor Mark Trahant, essayist and author Debra Magpie Earling, and tribal leader Roberta Conner, among others. Reprint.

Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes

Marc Jaffe

Alfred A. Knopf (Nowy Jork).

A study of the Lewis and Clark expedition from the perspective of Indian writers, tribal leaders, and historians examines the impact of the expedition on the native peoples it encountered, featuring contributions from newspaper editor Mark Trahant, essayist and author Debra Magpie Earling, and tribal leader Roberta Conner, among others. 20,000 first printing.

Discusses the Indian uprising in Minnesota, the campaigns the North lost in Western Louisiana and Texas, the war against the Native Americans on the Western plains, and more

The Civil War in the American West

Frederick E. Hoxie

Fourteen scholars explore the various cultures that flourished on the North American continent before the arrival of Columbus

The World of the Indian Peoples Before the Arrival of Columbus

America in 1492

This is the story of the so-called Inland Empire of teh Northwest, that rugged and majestic region bounded east and west by the Cascades and the Rockies, from the time of the great exploration of Lewis and Clark to the tragic defeat of Chief Joseph in 1877. Explorers, fur traders, miner, settlers, missionaries, ranchers and above all a unique succession of Indian chiefs and their tribespeople bring into focus one of the permanently instructive chapters in the history of the American West.

The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest

The rivers, canyons, and prairies of the Columbia Basin are the homeland of the Nez Perce. The story of how western settlement drastically affected the Nimiipuu is one of the great and at times tragic sagas of American history. This work describes the Nez Perce or Nimiipuu's attachment to the land and their way of life, religion, and culture.

Alvin M. Josephy

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