Devil's backbone the Modoc War, 1872-3 /
The Modoc Indians and American officials had been flirting with war in the Oregon Territory for some time. When Modoc chief Keintpoos murdered a Civil War hero during negotiations, the U.S. Army launched a deadly offensive against the rebel tribe. Besieged in the natural stronghold of the Lava Beds...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Paperbacks,
c1991.
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Edition: | St. Martin's Paperbacks edition |
Series: | Johnston, Terry C., 1947-2001. Plainsmen ;
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