SCALP DANCE: INDIAN WARFARE ON THE HIGH PLAINS 1865-1879

Author: Thomas Goodrich

Publisher: Stackpole

Year published: 1997

Pagination: 340pp, 31 photos, 4 maps, notes bibliography, index

Condition: Good in d/w with small tear on spine

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From 1864, the year of the Sand Creek Massacre, to the final defeat of the Sioux and Cheyenne nations in 1878 - the bitter story of the savage conflicts between the Plains Indians and the US Army and settlers. A guerrilla war that tested the strength of the Union army. The author draws on contemporary accounts of the war and challenges the view that the Native Americans were passive victims. Detailed description of the conflicts.