Nez Perce Summer, 1877* (ebook)

The U.S. Army and Nee-Me-Poo Crisis by Jerome A. Greene foreword by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. Winner of 2001 Eastern National Authors Award

Written by one of the foremost experts in frontier military history and reviewed by members of the Nez Perce Tribe, Nez Perce Summer, 1877 details the dozen armed encounters between U.S. Army troops and a desperate body of Nez Perces during the tension-filled summer of 1877. A meticulously researched narrative, this definitive history of the Nez Perce War chronicles a people's epic struggle to survive spiritually, culturally, and physically in the face of unrelenting military aggression. Sixteen maps detail troop and Indian movements and skirmishes, while forty-nine photographs further illuminate this dramatic conflict.