Plains Indian raiders : the final phases of warfare from the Arkansas to the Red River Cover Image

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Plains Indian raiders : the final phases of warfare from the Arkansas to the Red River / by Wilbur Sturtevant Nye ; with original photographs by William S. Soule.

Nye, Wilbur Sturtevant, 1898-1970 (author.). Soule, William S. (William Stinson), 1836-1908 (photographer.).

Summary:

Photographs show the Indians as they lived and dressed one hundred years ago. Text describes life on the Plains at the time of the portraits, highlighting raids, retaliatory massacres, and treaties.

Record details

ISBN: 0806111755
ISBN: 9780806111759
Physical Description: xx, 418 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 27 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [1968]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-183).

Formatted Contents Note:

Distress along the Arkansas -- A village is destroyed -- "Peace could be purchased" -- Treaty of the Little Arkansas -- The regular army takes over -- Soule goes to Fort Dodge -- Talk of war -- Hancock's expedition -- Santana gets two stars -- Summer raids in 1867 -- Vain hopes and empty boasts -- Peace through negotiation -- "I'll take the starch out of them" -- Sheridan's winter campaign -- No more treaties -- Peace not yet attained -- End of the free life.