Chief Joseph: A Biography - Hardcover

Name: Chief Joseph: A Biography - Hardcover
Brand: BooksCloud
SKU: 9780313379208
Price: 79.20 USD
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by Vanessa Ann Gunther

$79.20

Book Overview

This biography offers a chronological presentation of the major events in Nez Perce history and in the life of one of their greatest leaders, Joseph.

Chief Joseph: A Biography explores the world of the Nez Perce Indians from their entrance into the Columbia Plateau through their relations with the expanding United States. It recounts their attempt to accommodate the rapidly changing world around them, and it follows the life of Chief Joseph, one of their greatest peace leaders.

Readers will learn how interactions with Lewis and Clark at the beginning of the 19th century and the subsequent duplicity of white settlers and their government radically changed the Nez Perce way of life--and influenced Joseph's rise. Separating the real Chief Joseph from the myths that have grown around him, the book shows how he shepherded the Nez Perce people through the ordeals that confronted them, including the loss of their land and freedom and the persistent threats to the culture that had guided the Nez Perce for centuries.

ISBN	9780313379208
Author	Vanessa Ann Gunther
Publisher	Greenwood
Genre	Biography and History
Format	Hardcover
Published	July 2010
Language	ENG- English
Pages	200
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Kids
Print Size	Standard Print