Chief Joseph

Candy Moulton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2006
Forge (Verlag)
978-0-7653-1064-4 (ISBN)

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Chief Joseph (1840-1904), headman of the Nez Pierce band, became the greatest diplomat, philosopher, and - from necessity rather than choice - war leader of his people, and is among the most respected Indian leaders of American history. The Nez Pierce people lived in peace with white intruders in their homelands until 1863.

The Nez Pierce people lived in peace with white intruders in their homelands until 1863, when a treaty called for the tribe's removal to a reservation in Idaho. Chief Joseph (1840-1904), headman of the Nez Pierce band in northeastern Oregon's Wallowa Valley, became the greatest diplomat, philosopher, and - from necessity rather than choice - war leader of his people, and is among the most respected Indian leaders of American history.

Candy Moulton is the author of twelve Western history books including Everyday Life Among American Indians from 1800 to 1900, Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Wild West from 1840 to 1900, Roadside History of Wyoming, and Roadside History of Nebraska. Moulton makes her home near Encampment, Wyoming, where she edits the Western Writers of America Roundup Magazine, writes regularly for several magazines including True West, Wild West, Persimmon Hill, and American Cowboy. She is a member of the Nez Perce Trail Foundation, Lewis and Clark Heritage Trail Foundation, Oregon-California Trails Association, and Western Writers of America.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.8.2008
Reihe/Serie	American Heroes
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 190 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7653-1064-3 / 0765310643
ISBN-13	978-0-7653-1064-4 / 9780765310644
Zustand	Neuware