American Indian Wars -

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Editeur : Abc-Clio

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/01/2022

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 352.0

ISBN : 9781440875090

Résumé :

Providing an indispensable overview of the American Indian Wars, this book focuses on Native American tribes and warriors and their varying responses to the onslaught of European colonists and American settlers in the centuries following contact.

An extensive overview of the Indian Wars, from the arrival of the Europeans until 1890. This work focuses primarily on Native American tribes and warriors and their role in battles and campaigns against other Native Americans and Europeans/Americans. Including A-Z entries ranging from European/American leaders and soldiers to the Trail of Tears, and everything in between. The introduction provides a broad overview of the Indian Wars and considers whether they should be considered genocide. The bibliography focuses on the most important works published on the Indian Wars. Each entry includes a list of references for readers to consult. The book ends with a collection of primary source documents that span this time period.

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Biographie:

List of Entries
List of Documents
Preface
Introduction

A-Z Entries
Abenaki Wars
Algonquins
Anglo-Powhatan Wars
Apache Wars
Apaches
Beaver Wars
Black Hawk War
Black Kettle
Bloody Knife
Blue Jacket
Braddock's Campaign
Brant, Joseph
Buffalo Soldiers
Camp Grant Massacre
Canby's Campaign
Carleton's Campaign
Carson, Christopher Houston
Cavalry, Native American
Cavalry, U.S. Army
Cherokee War
Cherokees
Cheyenne Campaign
Cheyennes
Church, Benjamin
Cochise
Comanche Campaign
Comanches
Connor's Powder River Expedition
Crazy Horse
Creek War
Creek-Cherokee Wars
Creeks
Crook, George
Crows
Custer, George Armstrong
Deerfield, Massachusetts, Attack on
Dog Soldiers
Dull Knife Outbreak
Dummer's War
Dutch-Indian Wars
Endicott Expedition
Fallen Timbers, Battle of
Fetterman Massacre
Fort Laramie, Treaty of (1868)
Fox Wars
French and Indian War
Gatewood, Charles Bare
Geronimo
Geronimo Campaign
Grant's Peace Policy
Great Sioux War
Greenville, Treaty of (1795)
Harrison, William Henry
Horses
Horseshoe Bend, Battle of
Howard, Oliver Otis
Indian Removal Act (1830)
Iroquois
Jackson, Andrew
Joseph, Chief
King George's War
King Philip's War
King William's War
Kiowas
Little Bighorn, Battle of the
Little Turtle's War
Lord Dunmore's War
Mackenzie, Ranald Slidell
Mangas Coloradas
Manuelito
Metacom
Miles, Nelson Appleton
Minnesota Sioux Uprising
Modoc War
Muscle Shoals, Grand Council on
Narragansetts
Natchez War
Navajos
Nez Perce War
Nez Perces
Opechancanough
Osceola
Pequot War
Pequots
Point Pleasant, Battle of
Pontiac's Rebellion
Powder River Expedition
Powhatan
Powhatan Confederacy
Pueblo Revolt
Pueblos
Quanah Parker
Queen Anne's War
Red Cloud
Red Cloud's War
Red River War
Roman Nose

Primary Source Documents
1. Powhatan, Remarks to John Smith, 1609 [Excerpts]
2. Massasoit Peace Treaty, 1621
3. John Gerrard, An Account of the Attack on the Susquehannock Stronghold, 1675
4. Nathaniel Saltonstall, Accounts of King Philip's War, 1675-1676 [Excerpts]
5. Count Frontenac, Report on War with the Iroquois, November 2, 1681 [Excerpts]
6. Six Nations, Meeting with Colonial Officials at Albany, August 19, 1746
7. Robert Rogers, Journal Account on the Destruction of St. Francis, September 1759
[Excerpts]
8. Pontiac, Letter Addressed to the Commander of Detroit, October 30, 1763
9. Anthony Wayne, Letter to Henry Knox on the Victory at Fallen Timbers, August 28,
1794
10. Tecumseh, Speech to Governor William Henry Harrison, August 12, 1810
11. Black Hawk, Surrender Speech, 1832
12. John Ross, Letter to Brigadier General Winfield Scott about the Cherokee Removal,
August 30, 1838
13. Little Crow, Speech on the Eve of the Minnesota Sioux Uprising, August 18, 1862
14. U.S. Congress, Joint Commission on the Conduct of the War, Report on the Sand Creek
Massacre, 1865 [Excerpts]
15. Ulysses S. Grant, Peace Policy, December 5, 1870
16. John G. Bourke, The Use of Apache Scouts, 1873-1886
17. Red Horse, Account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1876 [Excerpts]
18. Chief Joseph, Surrender Speech, October 15, 1877
19. Sitting Bull, Speech on Keeping Treaties, 1890

Chronology
Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors
Index

Sommaire:
Justin D. Murphy is Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor of history at Oakland City University, USA....