TY - BOOK AU - West,Elliott TI - The last Indian war: the Nez Perce story T2 - Pivotal moments in American history SN - 9780195136753 : HRD AV - E83.877 .W47 2009 U1 - 973.8/3 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Joseph, KW - Nez Percé Indians KW - Wars, 1877 KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Big Hole, Battle of the, Mont., 1877 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This newest volume in Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments series offers an unforgettable portrait of the Nez Perce War of 1877, the last great Indian conflict in American history. It was, as Elliott West shows, a tale of courage and ingenuity, of desperate struggle and shattered hope, of short-sighted government action and a doomed flight to freedom." ER -