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Indians and emigrants : encounters on the overland trails
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- ISBN: 080613710X (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780806137100 (alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
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xxiv, 328 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2006.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-312) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preparing the way : a cacophony of confusion, misinformation, and alarm -- Across the wide Missouri : first impressions of Indian country -- A mutual bargain : trade on the Overland Trail -- Seeing the elephant : Indian assistance to beleaguered overlanders -- Humanizing the experience : getting to know strangers as friends -- Accruing the benefits : friends as advocates and benefactors -- Responding to the alarm : bison, epidemics, burials, and fires -- Massacred by Indians : an exaggerated tale -- Captivity infinitely worse than death : an exaggerated tale -- From cooperation to conflict : a more dangerous world begins -- Conclusion. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 98 .F39 W5 T38 2006 | 268427 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |