Half-Sun on the Columbia A Biography of Chief Moses |
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Author:
| Ruby, Robert H. Brown, John A. |
Foreword by:
| Debo, Angie |
Introduction by:
| Walker, Deward E. |
Series title: | The Civilization of the American Indian Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8061-2738-5 |
Publication Date: | Apr 1995 |
Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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This award-winning biography by Robert Ruby and John Brown situates Moses in the opening of the Northwest and subsequent Indian-white relations, between 1850 and 1898. Early in life Moses had won a name for himself battling whites, but with the maturity and responsibilities of chieftainship, he became a diplomat and held his united tribe at peace in spite of growing white encroachment.
This award-winning biography by Robert Ruby and John Brown situates Moses in the opening of the Northwest and subsequent Indian-white relations, between 1850 and 1898. Early in life Moses had won a name for himself battling whites, but with the maturity and responsibilities of chieftainship, he became a diplomat and held his united tribe at peace in spite of growing white encroachment.