Portland Public Library

"I will fight no more forever", Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War, by Merrill D. Beal

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-357) and index

individual biography

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non fiction

"I will fight no more forever"

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by Merrill D. Beal

Washington paperbacks, WP-6

Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War

Records the struggles of the peaceful Nez Perce Indians to avoid subjugation by the U.S. government

From Peace to war. The Nez Perces at home -- A golden age of Indian relations -- Indian treaties and controversies -- On the warpath -- The campaign in Idaho. The Battle of White Bird Canyon -- Aftermaths, skirmishes, and repercussions -- The Battle of Clearwater -- Crossing the Bitterroot Ranges. Crossing the Lolo Trail -- Affairs at Fort Fizzle and in Montana -- From Lolo Creek to the Big Hole Basin -- The Battle of the Big Hole -- Casualties, evaluations, and reactions -- Incidents on the route to Camas Meadows -- The raid and battle of Camas Meadows -- On to Yellowstone National Park -- Indians and soldiers cross the park -- Flight toward Canada. Escaping the Absaroka blockade -- The Battle of Canyon Creek -- From the Musselshell to the Bear Paw Range -- Seventh Cavalry Success. -- Colonel Nelson A. Miles enters the campaign -- The Battle of Bear Paws -- "I will fight forever no more" -- A summary of the Nez Perce campaign -- Exile decreed, applied and abandoned. Trails of triumph and tears -- Survival in exile -- Epical twilights