This book is the first comprehensive history of the Civil War as it was fought from the western fringe of the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific Ocean, and it portrays in rich detail the battles, personalities, and issues involved.--[book cover]\\Details the Civil War as it war fought from the western edge of the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific Ocean.

A comprehensive, authoritative, and thoroughly absorbing history of the Indians of North America from the time of the discovery of this continent up to the present.

Told through the life stories of nine Indian chiefs, this narrative depicts the American Indian effort to preserve a heritage and resist the changes brought by the white man. Hiawatha, King Philip, Pope, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola, Black Hawk, Crazy Horse, and Chief Joseph each represent different tribal backgrounds, different times, and places, and different aspects of Indian leadership. Soldiers, philosophers, orators, and statesmen, these leaders...

Presents the archeology, ethnology, and history of the major tribes and cultures of the Indians of North and South America from prehistoric times to the present day.

An account of the people and events involved in the war on the frontier.

"This is the story of the so-called Inland Empire of the Northwest, that rugged and majestic region bounded east and west by the Cascades and the Rockies, from the time of the great exploration of Lewis and Clark to the tragic defeat of Chief Joseph in 1877." "And at the center of this history - perhaps even more relevant today than at the original publication of this classic volume - is the confrontation of the Indian and non-Indian during this nation's,...

Josephy's books and essays advocated for a fair and true historical assessment of Native Americans and set the course for modern Native American studies. This collection gives a generous and reasoned view of five hundred years of Indian history in North America, from the first settlements in the East to the long trek of the Nez Perce Indians in the Northwest.

Text and illustrations describe American expansion beginning in 1763.

Illustrated essays on the history and cultures of American Indians. Covers geographic locations, languages, spiritual beliefs, customs, and art.