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Saga of Chief Joseph

Helen Addison Howard author Nicole Tonkovich editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Published:1st Dec '17

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In Saga of Chief Joseph, Helen Addison Howard has written the definitive biography of the great Nez Perce chief, a diplomat among warriors. In times of war and peace, Chief Joseph exhibited gifts of the first rank as a leader for peace and tribal liberty. Following his people’s internment in Indian Territory in 1877, Chief Joseph secured their release in 1885 and led them back to their home country. Fiercely principled, he never abandoned his quest to have his country, the Wallowa Valley, returned to its rightful owners. The struggle of the Nez Perces for the freedom they considered paramount in life constitutes one of the most dramatic episodes in Indian history.

This completely revised edition of the author’s 1941 version (titled War Chief Joseph) presents in exciting detail the full story of Chief Joseph, with a reevaluation of the five bands engaged in the Nez Perce War, told from the Indian, the white military, and the settler points of view. Especially valuable is the reappraisal, based on significant new material from Indian sources, of Joseph as a war leader.

The new introduction by Nicole Tonkovich explores the continuing relevance of Chief Joseph and the lasting significance of Howard’s work during the era of Angie Debo, Alice Marriott, and Muriel H. Wright.

“A priceless contribution.”—Los Angeles Times
“A stirring and dramatic biography of a great man.”—Montreal Star
 
“This work . . . is a standard in the field.”—CHOICE Books for College Libraries

ISBN: 9781496200587

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

408 pages

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition