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The contested plains : Indians, goldseekers, & the rush to Colorado / Elliott West.

Summary:

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.
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

Record details

  • ISBN: 0700608915
  • ISBN: 9780700608911
  • ISBN: 0700610294
  • ISBN: 9780700610297
  • Physical Description: xxiv, 422 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©1998.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-406) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: A scrap and a panic -- Part 1: Visions. The Old World ; Frontiers and visions ; The called out people -- Part 2: Gold rush. The gold ; The gathering ; The rush -- Part 3: Power. Path of empire ; On the road to a flourishing mountain state ; The people of the centre ; The miseries of failure -- Epilogue: Stories in the teeth of life.
Subject:
Great Plains > History.
Colorado > Gold discoveries.
Indians of North America > Great Plains > History.
Human ecology > Great Plains.
Gold mines and mining.
Human ecology.
Indians of North America.
Colorado.
Great Plains.
Genre:
History.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library F 591 .W47 1998 272844 Stacks Available -
Lummi Library History #150 276775 Deloria Collection Available -

Electronic resources

Version of Resource: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0601/97036478.html

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