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In the autumn of 1878 a band of Cheyenne Indians set out from Indian Territory, where they had been sent by the US government, to return to their homeland in Yellowstone country. Mari Sandoz tells the saga of their heartbreaking fifteen-hundred-mile flight.
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Cheyenne autumn
In the autumn of 1878 a band of Cheyenne Indians set out from Indian Territory, where they had been sent by the US government, to return to their homeland in Yellowstone country. Mari Sandoz tells the saga of their heartbreaking fifteen-hundred-mile flight.
The gathering of Zion
Documented historical account of the Trail, westward--from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake City, during the early period of Mormon migrations, 1845-1869.
The patriot chiefs
Told through the life stories of nine Indian chiefs, this narrative depicts the American Indian effort to preserve a heritage and resist the changes brought by the white man. Hiawatha, King Philip, Pope, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola, Black Hawk, Crazy Horse, and Chief Joseph each represent different tribal backgrounds, different times, and places, and different aspects of Indian leadership. Soldiers, philosophers, orators, and statesmen, these leaders were the patriots of their people.
Ordeal by hunger
"Roster of the Donner party": p. 299-300."Condensed itinerary of the Donner party": p. 301-303. Bibliography: p. 305-309; "Notes and references": p. 311-321.