The Last Sovereigns is the story of how Sitting Bull resisted the white man’s ways as a last best hope for the survival of an Indigenous way of life—a nomadic life based on the buffalo—that was sacred to him and to his people.
Offers a collection of scholarship that reveals the important French element in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century creation of the singular... Læs mere
Examines the birth of space-based reconnaissance not from the perspective of CORONA (the first photo reconnaissancesatellite... Læs mere
Provides new and extensive information on the history, culture, and experiences of the Lakota and Dakota peoples.
In the latter half of the twentieth century, tens of thousands of Native American families moved to cities across the US, some via the government relocation... Læs mere
Creek (or Muskogee) is a Muskogean language spoken by several thousand members of the Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole nations of Oklahoma and by several hundred members of the... Læs mere
This new edition of the first comprehensive history of the financing, construction, growth, and management of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway includes nearly twenty-five more years of history.
Too Strong to Be Broken follows Edward Driving Hawk’s emotional, physical, and financial hardships between his military and home life, survival both in and out of war, and the people who have provided unwavering support through such trying times.
Argues that the Eastern Shoshone tribe, now located on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, underwent a process of ethnogenesis through cultural attachment to its physical environment that proved integral to its survival and existence.
Illuminates anew the critical role that farmers play in the future of agriculture and examines the social, economic, and... Læs mere
The talented men (and later women) who worked in mission control, the room located on the third floor of Building 30 would become known by many... Læs mere