War Dance at Fort Marion: Plains Indian War Prisoners.
by Lookingbill, Brad D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: red binding with brown cloth at the spine; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0806137398
- ISBN 13
- 9780806137391
- Seller
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
Norman, Oklahoma:: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006.. 2nd Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: red binding with brown cloth at the spine; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. 8vo (8.75 inches tall) . Notes, bibliography, index. Red endpapers. Description: Includes one section of black and white illustrations. The publisher's blurb reads: ''This tells the powerful story of Kiowa, Cheyenne, Comanche, and Arapaho chiefs and warriors detained as prisoners of war by the U.S. Army. Held from 1875 until 1878 at Fort Marion in Saint Augustine, Florida, they participated in an education experiment, initiated by Captain Richard Henry Pratt, as an alternative to standard imprisonment. This book, the first complete account of a unique cohort of Native peoples, brings their collective story to life and pays tribute to their individual talents and achievements.''
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- Bookseller
- The Bookworm (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 067365
- Title
- War Dance at Fort Marion: Plains Indian War Prisoners.
- Author
- Lookingbill, Brad D
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: red binding with brown cloth at the spine; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- 2nd Printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0806137398
- ISBN 13
- 9780806137391
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman, Oklahoma:
- Date Published
- 2006.
- Pages
- 290 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (8.75 inches tall)
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