Bibliograph

Thunder in the mountains, Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War, Daniel J. Sharfstein

Type

Label

Thunder in the mountains, Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War, Daniel J. Sharfstein

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [509]-592) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmapsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Thunder in the mountains

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

951070818

Responsibility statement

Daniel J. Sharfstein

Sub title

Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War

Summary

"Chronicles the epic clash between General Oliver Otis Howard, who took on a mission in the Pacific Northwest to force Native Americans onto reservations, and the Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph, who refused to leave his ancestral land"--, NoveList

Table Of Contents

The dreamers -- A willing exile -- New beginnings -- Quite good friends -- Winding waters -- The wilderness of American power -- Adonis in blue -- Wind blowing -- A sharp-sighted heart -- Aloft -- Split rocks -- Fait accompli -- A perfect panic -- Death in ghastly forms -- Bullets singing like bees -- Heart of the monster -- Lightning all around -- Fury -- A world of our own -- Through the veil -- Where the sun now stands -- The best Indian -- Red moon -- A glorious era -- Swing low -- Acts of remembering

Target audience

adult

Classification