Native Americans - War & Conflict

206 Pages, Softcover valley, home of Yakama chief, Kamiakin.

ISBN# 978-087004-595-0

$14.00

The Settler’s War: The Struggle for the Texas Frontier in the 1860s by Gregory Michno The brutality of the 1860s Indian wars on the Texas frontier was borne by settlers emigrating west in search of opportunity. Michno tells of the noncombatants who suffered greater losses than the soldiers sent to protect them.

480 Pages, Softcover, maps, photos, index

Hardcover

E-book

ISBN# 978-0-87004-494-6

$19.95

ISBN# 9780870045035 Price $24.95

ISBN# 978-0-87004-502-8

The Deadliest Indian War in the West: The Snake Conflict, 18641868 by Gregory Michno The first comprehensive look at the Natives, soldiers, and settlers who clashed on the high desert of Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, and California in the Snake War, which claimed more lives than any other western Indian War.

380 Pages, Softcover, photos, maps, index

E-book

ISBN# 978-0-87004-460-1

ISBN# 978-0-87004-487-8

$18.95

Massacre along the Medicine Road: A Social History of the Indian War of 1864 in Nebraska Territory by Ronald Becher Becher chronicles the events occurring when Cheyenne and Sioux warriors swept down on the OregonCalifornia Trail during the summer of 1864 – a story told from the settlers perspective.

475 Pages, Softcover, 40 photos, 8 maps, index

Hardcover

ISBN# 978-0-87004-387-1

ISBN# 978-087004-389-7

$22.95

$32.95

Massacre at Bear River: First, Worst, Forgotten by Rod Miller This account narrates the events leading up to the first and bloodiest Indian massacre. The author describes the players - the Shoshoni, the military, the settlers and leaders.

259 Pages, Softcover, photos, maps, index

ISBN# 978-0-87004-266-9

$18.95

Forlorn Hope: The Nez Perce Victory at White Bird Canyon by John D. McDermott On a June morning in 1877, 109 soldiers and civilian volunteers attacked a small band of Nez Perce Indians camped in White Bird Canyon, in what is now Idaho.

232 Pages, Softcover, photos, maps, bibliography, index ISBN# 978-0-87004-435-9 $15.95

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-551-6

Plain Enemies: Best True Stories of the Frontier West by Bob Scott Between 1830 and 1876, the U.S. government encouraged citizens to settle the untamed wilderness from the Ohio Valley to the Pacific. The West was already occupied by Native peoples.

314 Pages, Softcover, illustrations, maps, index ISBN# 978-0-87004-364-2

$14.95

A Fate Worse Than Death: Indian Captivities in the West, 18301885 by Gregory and Susan Michno One of the greatest dangers on the western frontier in the nineteenth century was the threat of capture by Native Americans, this is a record of human brutality and a testament to the durability of the human spirit.

527 Pages, Softcover, photos, maps, index ISBN# 978-0-87004-371-0 $19.95

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-516-5

Boots and Saddles: Military Leaders of the American West by Thomas Phillips The Indian Wars of the American West were fought over a period of more than 3 decades across the United States. Tenacious and aggressive, Native warriors formed “the best light cavalry in the world.”

416 Pages, Softcover

ISBN# 978-087004-591-2

$18.95

Dreamers: On the Trail of the Nez Perce by Martin Stadius In 1877 Nez Perce warriors fought U.S. troops to a standstill, during the 1,200-mile retreat toward Canada. Stadius tells the story as he follows the Nez Perce National Historic Trail.

437 Pages, Hardcover, photos, map, bibliography, index ISBN# 978-0-87004-393-2

$24.95

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-498-4

Blood at Sand Creek: The Massacre Revisited by Bob Scott 150 years after the Sand Creek Massacre, it remains one of the most controversial battles between Native Americans and the American military.

214 Pages, Softcover, illustrations

ISBN# 978-0-87004-361-1 $15.95

Battlefields of Nebraska by Thomas D. Phillips

Because of its geographic locations near the center of the continent and astride the most convenient eastwest routes, Nebraska has been the scene of significant clashes in western history.

300 Pages, Softcover, bibliography, index

ISBN# 978-0-87004-471-7 $18.95

Native History & Culture

The Weiser Indians: Shoshoni Peacemakers by Hank Corless, Foreword by Merle W. Wells The Weisers fled army persecution and established a settlement that remained undetected for more than 20 years.

The Northern Shoshoni by Brigham D. Madsen Madsen examines four groups which comprise the Northern Shoshoni, focusing on the tribe since the arrival white settlers. He describes life on the reservation and struggles to adapt to cultural changes.

The Lemhi: Sacajawea’s People by Brigham D. Madsen Native American historian Madsen tells the story of the Mountain Shoshoni culture from 1805 when Chief Ca-me-ah-wait met Lewis and Clark to 1907 when the Lemhi moved to the Fort Hall Reservation.

Walking in Two Worlds: Mixed-Blood Indian Women Seeking Their

Paths by Nancy M. Peterson

The stories of 12 mixed-blood women who, steeped in the tradition of their Native American mothers and living in the world of their white fathers, fought to find their identities.

Ute Legends by Celinda Reynolds Kaelin Ancient animal stories essential to the Ute culture and in establishing the tribe's sense of place in the natural world.

209 Pages, Softcover, illustrations, index, bibliography

Juvenile Fiction

Shoshoni Pony by Dr. Carol Lynn MacGregor, illustrated by Dick Lee The story of how horses brought to North America by Spanish explorers changed Native American life and shaped the West. Illustrations depict the meeting between the Shoshonis and the Lewis and Clark expedition.

32 Pages, Hardcover, color ISBN# 978-0-87004-434-2 $15.95

Lewis & Clark’s Bittersweet Crossing by Dr. Carol Lynn MacGregor The story of Lewis and Clark’s expedition focuses on their struggle to conquer Idaho’s Bitterroot Mountains and the help from the Lemhi Shoshoni and Nez Perce.

32 Pages, Hardcover, color

ISBN# 978-0-87004-437-3 $16.95

Lucretia Ann on the Oregon Trail by Ruth Gipson Plowhead First published in 1931, this timeless story of a young girl crossing the plains with her family in a covered-wagon captures the romance and adventure of a child’s life on the trail.

Paul Bunyan Swings His Axe by Dell J. McCormick All children will enjoy these tales of Paul Bunyan, mythical giant lumberjack of the North Woods. Featuring 17 rollicking stories.

Tall Timber Tales: More Paul Bunyan Stories by Dell J. McCormick 21 more tall tales of the giant logger and his Blue Ox, Babe. Told on winter nights around bunkhouse stoves in lumber camps, these stories are American legends.

155 Pages, Softcover, illustrated

ISBN# 978-0-87004-448-9

$11.95

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-534-9

Historical Fiction

The Wind Leaves No Shadow by Ruth Laughlin One woman’s fight for power and respect in a world dominated by men in 1830s Sante Fe, where the pomp of fading Spain mingles with hunters, gringos, gamblers, caballeros, and politicians.

361 Pages, Softcover, glossary

ISBN# 978-0-87004-214-4

$14.95

Do Them No Harm! Lewis and Clark Among the Nez Perce by Zoa L. Swayne Presents the Native Americans who befriended Lewis and Clark as living, breathing, and colorful individuals, and paints a vivid portrait of Nez Perce life.

348 Pages, Softcover

ISBN# 978-0-87004-427-4

$16.95

Aboard Cabrillo’s Galleon

by Christine Echeverria Bender

Cabrillo’s fleet departs in January 1542. Storms quickly threaten the journey, and aboard the San Salvador, Cabrillo must fight for every sea mile. As the fleet advances up the coastline, the new country’s astonishing beauty and astonishing perils unfold before them.

Cabrillo, repeatedly choosing diplomacy over war, fosters bonds of friendship with many of the Native tribes near settlements known today as San Diego and Santa Barbara. After sailing beyond San Francisco he is forced to seek shelter for the winter off San Miguel Island. After suffering devastating losses, the fleet struggles onward with its dangerous mission.

400 Pages, Softcover, 6x9, illustrations, map ISBN# 978-0-87004-525-7 $16.95

Also by Christine Echeverria Bender

Challenge the Wind

Based on the actual events described in Columbus’s personal journals, Challenge the Wind combines a detailed description of fifteenth-century Basque culture with a brutally honest depiction of the discovery of the Americas.

366 Pages, Softcover ISBN# 978-0-87004-422-9 $16.95

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-481-6

Sails of Fortune

Meticulously researched, Sails of Fortune details Ferdinand Magellan’s heroic attempt to circumnavigate the globe with his crew of Basque fishermen led by the stalwart Juan Sebastian de Elcano.

397 Pages, Softcover ISBN# 978-0-87004-449-6 $16.95

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-480-9

The Whaler’s Forge

A young Basque whaler is marooned in the beautiful and savage land of the New World. He must quickly learn the secrets of survival in his new home or die.

199 Pages, Softcover ISBN# 978-0-87004-474-8 $16.95

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-478-6

Cookbooks

Chef in the Wild by Randy King A lifelong outdoorsman and experienced professional cook, author Randy King offers a primer for the hunter and fisherman wondering what to do with the daily catch. King recounts his adventures in the mountains and rivers of the west in humorous and thoughtful essays and provides information on the cleaning, storing, preparing and cooking of wild game.

Softcover, photos, 10x12

ISBN# 978-08700-5929 $21.95

Basque Cooking and Lore by Darcy Williamson Williamson combines her special interests of ethnic cooking and Western history in Basque Cooking and Lore Williamson interviewed Basque people throughout Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Oregon. This authentic collection of stories and recipes is the result of her diligent search. Recipes have been kitchen-tested.

175 Pages, Softcover, illustrations, recipes ISBN# 978-0-87004-346-8

$14.95

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-535-6

The Rocky Mountain Wild Foods Cookbook by Darcy Williamson Easy to recognize wild foods are abundant in the Rocky Mountains and the West. Williamson describes 28 plants common in the region and how to prepare them. She emphasizes health-conscious cooking using fresh ingredients.

251 Pages, recipes, index ISBN# 978-0-87004-367-3

$17.95

Old Fashion Dutch-Oven Cookbook by Darcy Williamson The cast-iron Dutch oven is one of the most versatile pieces of cookware ever invented. Holm offers tips on making a variety of delicious Dutch oven dishes.

131 Pages, Softcover, Illustrations, Photos ISBN# 978-0-87004-133-9

$14.95

Great Meals Dutch Oven Style by Dale Smith Great Meals Dutch Oven Style covers all aspects of Dutch oven cooking. It will appeal to veteran black kettle chefs and to those preparing their first dishes using cast iron cookware.

213 Pages, Softcover, photos, index ISBN# 978-0-87004-558-5

$17.95

ISBN# 978-0-87004-374-1 $17.95