A Guide to the Indian Wars of the West (Bison Book)
John D. McDermott is a retired historian and administrator for the National Park Service and the Council on Historic Preservation. He is the author ofDangerous Duty: A Study of Outposts Protecting the Oregon Trail in the South Pass Area of WyomingandForlorn Hope: The Battle of White Bird Canyon and the Beginning of the Nez Perce War.