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I will tell of my war story : a pictorial account of the Nez Perce War / Scott M. Thompson.

Summary:

"Reproduces and discusses a remarkable series of drawings by an anonymous Indian artist who fought alongside Chief Joseph and later reached Canada. The drawings, in red, blue, and black pencil, include portraits of principal participants in the war, battle scenes, and views of Nez Perce camp life and celebrations during the war and after."--Jacket.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0295979437
  • ISBN: 9780295979434
  • Physical Description: x, 122 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 map ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington Press, in association with the Idaho State Historical Society, Boise, ©2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-118) and index.
"Sources for epigraphs in captions": page 119.
Formatted Contents Note:
Charles Warner's Cash Book: Its History and Preservation -- Nontreaty Life: An Overview of Traditional Nez Perce Culture -- "They Had Not Done Wrong To Be So Killed": The Nez Perce War of 1877 -- Form, Organization, and Artistic Style of the Cash Book -- "The Young Generation Behind Me, For Them I Tell the Story": The Cash Book Artist -- A Presentation of Nez Perce Ethnology and History: The Cash Book Drawings.
Subject:
Nez Percé Indians > Wars, 1877 > Pictorial works.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 83.877 .T46 2000 251640 Stacks Available -