Plains Wars 1757-1900
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 81
ISBN-13: 9781472810236
Subjects: Indians of north america, great plains; Indians of north america, wars, 1600-1815; Indians of north america, wars, 1866-1895
Description: "The Great Plains cover the central two-thirds of the United States, and during the nineteenth century were home to some of the largest and most powerful Indian tribes on the continent. The conflict between those tribes and the newcomers from the Old World lasted about one hundred and fifty years, and required the resources of five nations - Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America and the United States - before fighting ended in the mid 1890s. This masterly exposition explains the background, causes and long term effects of these bitter wars, whose legacy can still be felt today."--Bloomsbury Publishing.