Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce: The Untold Story of an American Tragedy 9780061741210, 0061741213
Introduction: Searching for Joseph -- A Time of Hope -- "We Thought They Might Be Descended from Dogs" -- A Ha
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English Pages 448 pages Year 2009
Table of contents :
Introduction: Searching for Joseph --
A Time of Hope --
"We Thought They Might Be Descended from Dogs" --
A Harvest for the Lord --
A Child of Two Worlds --
A Tide of Laws and Men --
"We Will Not Give Up the Land" --
"I Am a Man
You Will Not Tell Me What to Do" --
A Time of War --
"There Have Been Killings" --
"We Are Living Here Peacefully and Want No Trouble" --
"The Most Terrible Mountains I Ever Beheld" --
"In a Dream Last Night I Saw Myself Killed" --
"Pursue Them to the Death" --
Alone in a Strange Country --
"Our People Are Hungry and Weak" --
"I Think We Will All Be Caught and Killed" --
"Soldiers Are Coming" --
"Colonel Miles Wants to Meet with Chief Joseph" --
"It Is Cold and We Have No Blankets" --
A Time of Betrayal and Exile --
"You Will Be Returned to Your Homeland" --
"You Must Move Again" --
"When Will These White Chiefs Begin to Tell the Truth?" --
"Is It Possible That the Noble Red Man Is Not a Myth?" --
"A Good Country to Get Rid of Indians In" --
"I Have Heard Talk and Talk but Nothing Is Done" --
"I Know What Is Good for You Now, Mr. Indian" --
"We Won't Be Responsible for Their Lives 24 Hours After Their Arrival" --
"I Would Be Happy with Very Little" --
Epilogue: "The Noblest Indian of Them All."
