Title: The American Heritage history of the Indian wars /
Authors: Utley, Robert M., 1929-; Washburn, Wilcomb E.,; Washburn, Wilcomb E.; Moffat, Ann.; Snow, Richard, 1947-
Publisher: American Heritage Pub. Co. : book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster,
Year: 1977
Subjects: Indians of North America Wars.
Abstract: Examines why, despite Native American helpfulness toward European settlers in the New World, conflicts between white men & red erupted almost immediately, & spread to all parts of America. Here are the implacable foes, the devastation they wrought, the land for which they fought, and the causes and effects of these wars.
Contents: A very real nightmare -- Part I: The East: Opening guns: a murderous clash of cultures; A new Golgotha: the warrior at home; War in the forest: Pawns in a bloody game; A time of rebellion: the romantic image; Finale in the East: visiting the Great White Father -- Part II: The West: Before the deluge: visions of a proud people; The whites move in: the cult of the warrior; Bloody roundup: warriors on the dole; Fire on the plains: garrison life; The closing circle: soldiering in the West; The final volleys.