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  • The History of King Phillip, Sovereign Chief of the Wampanoags. Including the Early History of the Settlers of New England.by John C. Abbott

    Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95

    Metacomet, younger son of Massasoit of the Wampanoags, was also known as King Philip. In 1662 he succeeded his brother, Wamsutta, as sachem or chief of the Wampanoag Indian tribe. Metacomet earnestly attempted to maintain his father's peaceful policies with the Colonists, but the English pushed ever farther into Wampanoag lands, imposing their laws on the native people. This version of the History of King Philip was collected from widely spread materials and condensed into this narrative of his career including incidents the author, John Abbot, considered most interesting and instructive to the general reader. more...

  • European and Native American Warfare 1675-1815by Ngaire E. Genge

    Routledge 1998; US$ 37.95

    This work blends anthropology and military history in its examination of the frontier warfare of the European invasion of North America. more...

  • Massacres of the Mountainsby Jr J.P. Dunn

    Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95

    J.P. Dunn wrote Massacres of the Mountains in an attempt to separate historical fact from sensational fiction and to verify the problems that plagued the Indian tribes in this country of years. He doesn't assign blame, but lets it fall where it belongs by meticulous research and the accurate, unbiased depiction of the true causes and subsequent results of some of the most famous Indian conflicts. more...

  • Indian Massacre in Minnesotaby Charles S. Bryant; Abel Murch

    Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95

    Indian Massacre in Minnesota was written over 100 years ago by a man whose job was to process claims for property damaged by Sioux raiders after they went on the warpath, killing pioneer families and taking many of those who survived into captivity. He documented the terrifying tales told by settlers of the horrors they suffered. more...

  • The First Way of Warby John Grenier

    Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 21.00

    This book explores the evolution of American war, showing how the first war waged against Indian noncombatant populations and their agricultural resources became the standard method early Americans employed and which ultimately defined their military heritage. more...

  • The Shawnees and the War for Americaby Colin Calloway

    Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 11.99

    With the courage and resilience embodied by their legendary leader Tecumseh, the Shawnees waged a war of territorial and cultural resistance for half a century. Noted historian Colin G. Calloway details the political and legal battles and the bloody fighting on both sides for possession of the Shawnees? land, while imbuing historical figures such as warrior chief Tecumseh, Daniel Boone, and Andrew Jackson with all their ambiguity and complexity. More than defending their territory, the Shawnees went to war to preserve a way of life and their own deeply held vision of what their nation should be. more...

  • Indian Wars of Canada, Mexico and the United States, 1812-1900by Bruce Vandervort

    Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 36.95

    Fully illustrated, this unique and fascinating study sheds new light on familiar events. Drawing on anthropology and ethnohistory as well as the 'new military history', this book interprets and compares the way Indians and European Americans waged wars in Canada, Mexico, the USA and Yucatán during the nineteenth century. more...

  • The Day the World Ended at Little Bighornby Joseph M. Marshall III

    Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 12.99

    The author of The Journey of Crazy Horse presents a legendary battle through the eyes of the Lakota The saga of ?Custer?s Last Stand? has become ingrained in the lore of the American West, and the key players?Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and George Armstrong Custer?have grown to larger-than-life proportions. Now, award-winning historian Joseph M. Marshall presents the revisionist view of the Battle of the Little Bighorn that has been available only in the Lakota oral tradition. Drawing on this rich source of storytelling, Marshall uncovers what really took place at the Little Big Horn and provides fresh insight into the significance of that bloody day. more...

  • The Diaries of John Gregory Bourkeby John G. Bourke; Charles M. Robinson

    University of North Texas Press 2003; US$ 49.95

    John Gregory Bourke kept a set of diaries beginning as a young cavalry lieutenant in Arizona in 1872 and ending the evening before his death in 1896. This work begins with Bourke's years as aide-de-camp to General Crook during the Apache campaigns and in dealings with Cochise. more...

  • The Diaries of John Gregory Bourkeby John G. Bourke; Charles M Robinson

    University of North Texas Press 2005; US$ 55.00

    John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook. This second volume opens as Crook prepares for the expedition that would lead to his infamous and devastating Horse Meat March. It continues with the Powder River Expedition and ends with a retrospective of his service in Tucson, Arizona. more...