Description
After nearly two centuries of fighting other Indians and whites for their lands, in the eighteenth century the Cheyenne's were forced to shift their range from the Minnesota River Valley to the Central and Southern Plains. From 1861 through 1875, they fought to maintain their free, nomadic existence. There were bloody wars with territorial forces and federal troops, and a few years of intermittent peace and retaliation (including the massacre at Sand Creek in 1864).
Finally, after the intensive winter campaign of 1874-75, the fierce Southern Cheyenne's were brought to bay by the U.S. Army and herded onto a reservation in western Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Their turbulent, colorful history related by Berthrong will interest the general reader as well as the historian and anthropologist.
Book Information
ISBN 9780806111995
Author Donald J. Berthrong
Format Paperback
Page Count 484
Imprint University of Oklahoma Press
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Weight(grams) 557g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 27mm