Northern Navajo Frontier 1860 1900
McPherson argues that, instead of being a downtrodden group of prisoners, defeated militarily in the 1860s and dependent on the U.S. government for protection and guidance in the 1870s and 80s, the Navajo nation was vigorously involved in defending and expanding the borders of their homelands. This...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Logan, Utah :
Utah State University, University Libraries
2001
2001. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430342106719 |
| Summary: | McPherson argues that, instead of being a downtrodden group of prisoners, defeated militarily in the 1860s and dependent on the U.S. government for protection and guidance in the 1870s and 80s, the Navajo nation was vigorously involved in defending and expanding the borders of their homelands. This was accomplished not through war nor as a concerted effort, but by an aggressive defensive policy built on individual action that varied with changing circumstances. Many Navajos never made the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo. Instead they eluded capture in northern and western hinterlands and ther-- |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1988. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (133 pages) Also available in print form |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-125) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283267410 9786613267412 9780874216714 |
