The Shoshonis, Volume 74 - (Civilization of the American Indian) by Virginia C Trenholm & Maurine Carley (Paperback)

About the Book

The Shoshoni Indians have never, until now, found their biographer. This long-overdue volume at last brings their history into focus. Perhaps it is the nature of the Shoshonis--"a friend, always a friend"--which has caused them to be overlooked by historians. Washakie, their great chieftain of the nineteenth century, suffered hardship, personal affront, and even loss of prestige to prove his abiding attachment to the white man.

Book Synopsis

"This book presents a new outlook on Indian culture which is even more interesting because it develops into a moving and necessary biography of a little publicized nation."-Real West "A study which is an important step in the documentation of the history of Western tribes. It is the result of research of many years, and it should endure as one of the standard works on this subject."-Montana Magazine "Carefully conceived and extensively documented, this volume should long standard as the standard work on this subject."-American West "An excellent treatment of the great Shoshoni people, and it is not likely to be superseded."-Journal of the American West Volume 74 in The Civilization of the American Indian Series

Review Quotes

"A study which is an important step in the documentation of the history of Western tribes. It is the result of research of many years, and it should endure as one of the standard works on this subject."--Montana Magazine

"An excellent treatment of the great Shoshoni people, and it is not likely to be superseded."--Journal of the American West

"Carefully conceived and extensively documented, this volume should long standard as the standard work on this subject."--American West

"This book presents a new outlook on Indian culture which is even more interesting because it develops into a moving and necessary biography of a little publicized nation."--Real West