The Contested Plains /

Deftly retracing a pivotal chapter in one of America's most dramatic stories, Elliott West chronicles the struggles, triumphs and defeats of both Indians and whites as they pursued their clashing dreams of greatness in the heart of the continent. "The Contested Plains" recounts the ri...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: West, Elliott, 1945-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, 1998.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Goldrausch.
Human ecology.
Indians of North America > Great Plains > History.
Human ecology > Great Plains > History.
Gold Rush.
Indianen.
Soziale Situation
Plainsindianer
Goldrausch
Indians of North America.
Gold mines and mining.
Écologie humaine > Grandes Plaines.
Indiens d'Amerique > Grandes Plaines > Histoire.
Human ecology > Great Plains.
Plainsindianer.
Colorado > Gold discoveries.
Great Plains > History.
Staat Colorado
Great Plains.
Colorado.
Colorado > Decouvertes d'or.
Grandes Plaines > Histoire.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Deftly retracing a pivotal chapter in one of America's most dramatic stories, Elliott West chronicles the struggles, triumphs and defeats of both Indians and whites as they pursued their clashing dreams of greatness in the heart of the continent. "The Contested Plains" recounts the rise of the Native American horse culture, white Americans' discovery and pursuit of gold in the Rocky Mountains, and the wrenching changes and bitter conflicts that ensued. -- Amazon.
Discusses the rise of the Native American horse culture, the discovery of gold in the Rocky Mountains, and the Indian Wars of the 1860's.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (446 pages): illustrations, maps ;
ISBN:9780700634446

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