The Long War for the Northern Plains

Description

This is the fourth in a planned five-volume series that seeks to tell the saga of the military struggle for the American West, using the words of the soldiers, noncombatants, and Native Americans who shaped it. To paint as broad and colorful a picture as possible, riveting firsthand materials have been carefully selected from contemporaneous newspapers, magazines, and unpublished manuscripts. This volume offers as complete a selection of original accounts of the Northern Plains campaigns as can be assembled under one cover. Includes articles by such notable figures as George Custer, Philip Sheridan, Nelson A. Miles, and artist Frederic Remington. Covers the Powder River Expedition of 1865, the Yellowstone Expedition of 1873, Custer's Last Stand, Wounded Knee, and much more. List of Illustrations and Maps Preface Introduction PART ONE:Platte River Bridge and the Powder River Expedition, 1865 PART TWO: Red Cloud's War, 1866–68 PART THREE: The Yellowstone Expedition, 1873 PART FOUR: The Black Hills and Beyond, 1874–76 PART FIVE: The Summer Campaign of 1876 PART SIX: The Winter Campaign of 1876–77 PART SEVEN: The Odyssey of the Northern Cheyennes, 1871–90 PART EIGHT: The Death of Crazy Horse, 1877 PART NINE: The Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee, 1890–91 Notes Index