Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

War for the plains / by the editors of Time-Life Books. - Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1994. - 192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. - The American Indians .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187) and index.

The Dakota uprising (p.16) --
Wildfires on the prairie (p.72) --
Reckoning at the Little Bighorn (p.130) --
Essays: Images of a desperate struggle (p.6) --
The reservation way (p.60) --
Warriors in a prison exile (p.112) --
On patrol for the bluecoats (p.122) --
Legacy of the ghost dance (p.174) --
Acknowledgments (p.186) --
Bibliography (p.186) --
Picture credits (p.187) --
Index (p.188).

Examines the Plains Indians and their struggle to keep their lands with discussion of the Dakota uprising, Little Bighorn, life on the reservation, and more.

0809494450 (trade) : 0809494469 (lib. bdg.)

93023449


Indians of North America--Wars--1866-1895
Indians of North America--Wars--Great Plains
Indians of North America--Wars--1815-1875

E83.866 / .W24 1994

973 War 15