Treaties and Treachery: The Northwest Indians' Resistance to Conquest
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1. Verfasser: Nelson, Kurt R. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lincoln Caxton Press 2011
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Introduction; Chapter One -- Fever; Chapter Two -- The First People; Chapter Three -- Pressure Builds; Chapter Four -- Treaties; Chapter Five -The Summer of Discontent; Chapter Six -- The War Begins; Chapter Seven -- A Bleak Winter; Chapter Eight -- Spring Offensive; Chapter Nine -- Summer Campaigning; Chapter Ten -- A Calm; Chapter Eleven- The War Resumes; Chapter Twelve- Might Makes Wright; Chapter Thirteen -- Checkmate; Chapter Fourteen -- Conclusion; What happened to the players; Bibliography; The Author; Acknowledgements; Index
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressThe seven years from 1853 to 1859 are probably more important to the Pacific Northwest than any period of its recorded history. It was in the 1850s that officials began carving the Oregon Territory into the states. It was the period when most Indian tribes signed treaties that were supposed to protect their future. It was also when the natives of the region learned that no matter what the treaties promised, they would have little control over their destiny. So they fought a hopeless battle to preserve their way of life. Both settl
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