Ned Wynkoop and the lonely road from Sand Creek
By: by Louis Kraft
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780806142265
Subjects: Indian agents; Pioneers; History; Biography; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864
Description: "When Edward W. Wynkoop arrived in Colorado Territory during the 1858 gold rush, he was one of many ambitious newcomers seeking wealth in a promising land mostly inhabited by American Indians ... Wynkoop's life drastically changed after he joined the First Colorado Volunteers to fight for the Union during the Civil War. This ... biography centers on his subsequent efforts to prevent war with Indians during the volatile 1860s"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.