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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The Indian wars	Morris, Richard Brandon	Describes Indian warfare in colonial times, with an emphasis on Indian activity in the wars among the white colonists.	OL1223217W
Wind on the River	Laurie Lawlor	In 1863, fifteen-year-old Private Allen of South Carolina, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, decides to switch his allegiance to the Union and is sent to fight "savages" in Dakota Territory, wher…	OL145244W
Notes, on the settlement and Indian wars, of the western parts of Virginia & Pennsylvania	Joseph Doddridge	“This work is the production of a gentleman, who was reared in the wilderness, and was intimately acquainted with the whole subject on which he writes; it is drawn from original sources, and almost e…	OL146435W
The Buffalo Soldiers in the Indian Wars	Fairfax Davis Downey	Traces the history of four regiments of Negro soldiers created in 1866 specifically to help fight in the Indian Wars.	OL1482424W
The Crossed Sabres (The House of Winslow #13)	Gilbert Morris	Thomas Winslow fought bravely in the Civil War and was fortunate to survive the grim carnage. But the final defeat on the field of battle was far less painful than the personal defeat he encountered …	OL14854875W
Andrew Jackson & his Indian wars	Robert Vincent Remini	"The expulsion of Native Americans from the eastern half of the continent to the Indian Territory beyond the Mississippi River remains one of the most notorious events in U.S. history, and the man mo…	OL14865053W
Buffalo soldiers	Catherine Reef	Recounts the deeds of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, comprised of African American soldiers who kept peace between Indians and settlers on the western frontier, fought in the Spanish-American War, and pur…	OL15280993W
Indian wars	Robert Marshall Utley	Examines why, despite Native American helpfulness toward European settlers in the New World, conflicts between white men & red erupted almost immediately, & spread to all parts of America. Here are t…	OL15407194W
Small arms, crime and conflict	Owen Greene	"This book focuses on the use of small arms in violence and attempts by the state to govern the use and acquisition of these weapons. It is likely that hundreds of thousands of people are killed ever…	OL15916748W
Apache Chief Geronimo	William R. Sanford	"Learn about this Apache warrior and why he lead thrilling fights against American and Mexican soldiers"--Provided by publisher.	OL16319043W
Tras las huellas de Rumiñahui--	Tamara Estupiñán Viteri	Tras las huellas de Rumiñahui... es una obra importante que esclarece un personaje histórico clave, devela su progresiva mitificación y lo desmitifica en nombre de una cívica alternativa. En vista de…	OL1636613W
Custer's Trials	T. J. Stiles	From the Preface... I am telling [George Armstrong Custer's] story in a particular light, with a particular sense of context. The result, I hope, is not simply an addition to a familiar story--he …	OL17368355W
Warrior princess	Mindy Budgor	While waiting for her business school applications to go through, Mindy Budgor decided to volunteer in Africa, helping build schools and hospitals in the Maasai Mara. When living and working with the…	OL17882810W
The dark history of America's old West	Sean Callery	"A collection of dark deeds from America's old West"--Provided by publisher.	OL18623806W
Voices of the Buffalo Soldier	Frank N. Schubert	"This collection of documents illuminates the lives and experiences of the African Americans who served in the Regular Army between the Civil War and World War I and fought in some of the most diffic…	OL18864771W
Sioux showdown	Cunningham, Chet.	Seeking gold, the new white settlers block all Indian access to the Bozeman Trail. Red Cloud is not afraid and moves toward the Bozeman Trail, determined to take back the gold fields for his people. …	OL1929205W
The Sad Night	Sally Schofer Mathews	Tells how the Aztecs established an empire in Mexico and what happened when they, led by Montezuma, encountered Cortés and the Spaniards in the early sixteenth century.	OL1959279W
Making peace with Cochise	Edwin R. Sweeney	Contains primary source material.	OL19664253W
California through Native eyes	Bauer, William J. Jr	"Most California histories begin with the arrival of the Spanish missionaries in the late eighteenth century and skip to the Gold Rush of 1849. Noticeably absent from these stories are the perspectiv…	OL19723937W
Autumn of the Black Snake	William Hogeland	An account of how the U.S. Army was created to fight a crucial Native American war. Describes how George Washington and other early leaders organized the Legion of the United States under General "Ma…	OL20058065W