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Nez Perce Country (Nonfiction)

by | Jan 1, 2008 | Western Books

By Alvin M. Josephy Jr.
The latest volume in Nebraska’s Bison Books series is a history of the Nez Perce Indians in the Columbia Plateau, which covers parts of Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Alvin Josephy takes us through the stages for the Nez Perce’s tribal development: early legends; acquisitions of horses and firearms; meeting Lewis and Clark; and encounters with fur-trading Mountain Men. Although the Nez Perce pride


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