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Routledge
The Great Plains cover the central two-thirds of the United States, and during the nineteenth century they were home to some of the largest and most powerful Native American tribes on the continent. The conflict between those tribes and the newcomers from Europe lasted one hundred and fifty years, and required the resources of five nations--Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate... Read more
Introduction, Chronology, Background to war North and South, Warring sides The soldier and the warrior, Outbreak Wars handed down through generations, The fighting Battle on the Plains, Portrait of a soldier Survivors, The world around war The slow move toward Indian rights, Portrait of a civilian Women and children, Conclusion and consequences An unresolved legacy, Principal Indian Characters, Further reading, Index
Biography
Charles M. Robinson III
