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Reaping the whirlwind

the Apache wars
1998
Examines the question of why policy makers and leaders on both sides of the Apache conflict sowed winds of injustice, hatred, and violence throughout the Southwest for three decades.

Tecumseh and the Shawnee confederation

1998
A study of early nineteenth-century Shawnee chief Tecumseh, discussing his attempt to unite various Indian nations and cultures in a stand against American settlers, and providing information about his life, as well as the era in which he lived.

War for the plains

1994
Examines the Plains Indians and their struggle to keep their lands with discussion of the Dakota uprising, Little Bighorn, life on the reservation, and more.

Battle on the plains

the United States Plains Wars
2011
Provides information about the political, strategic, tactical, and cultural aspects of the United States Plains Wars; and includes primary source images, maps, and battle plans.

The Indian wars

1985
Rev. ed. of: The American Heritage history of the Indian wars. c1977. A history of the 300 years of Indianwhite warfare in the United States.

Unlikely warriors

General Benjamin H. Grierson and his family
1984
Grierson became a cavalry officer during the Civil War and then became the commander of the Tenth Cavalry, a command of white officers and black enlisted men.

Aztec warriors

2008
A brief summary of the life of an Aztec Warrior, including his training, weapons, and the sixteenth-century Spanish conquest that brought an end to the Aztec nation.

Aztec warriors

2010
An exploration of Aztec warriors that discusses their weapons, battles, and leaders.

The story of Sitting Bull

great Sioux chief
1996
A biography of the Sioux Nation defender who led his people at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Bury my heart at Wounded Knee

2007
Three men--a Sioux doctor, a Lakota chief, and a senator--face conflicts during the systematic plunder of the American Indians during the second half of the nineteenth century. Includes special features.

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