{"product_id":"the-patriot-chiefs-a-chronicle-of-american-indian-resistance-revised-edition-paperback","title":"The Patriot Chiefs: A Chronicle of American Indian Resistance; Revised Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlvin M. Josephy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A valuable chronicle of the greatness and majesty of the Indian chiefs.\"--\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told through the life stories of nine Indian chiefs, this narrative depicts the American Indian effort to preserve a heritage and resist the changes brought by the white man. Hiawatha, King Philip, Pop , Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola, Black Hawk, Crazy Horse, and Chief Joseph each represent different tribal backgrounds, different times and places, and different aspects of Indian leadership. Soldiers, philosophers, orators, and statesmen, these leaders were the patriots of their people. Their heroic and tragic stories comprise an integral part of American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Josephy tells his nine lives with . . . a cold-blooded historian's perspective, sorrowing for both white man and red.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"More than a series of biographical sketches . . . Josephy places his Indian heroes in a broad historical setting and pictures them as fighters for freedom in the American tradition.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlvin M. Josephy, Jr., \u003c\/b\u003e a leading historian of the American West, was the author of many award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Patriot Chiefs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Heritage of America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNow That the Buffalo's Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Civil War in the American West\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e500 Nations\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Walk Toward Oregon\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a vice president and editor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the founding chairman of the board of trustees of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, and president of the Western History Association. Josephy died in the fall of 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 7.79 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749689655584,"sku":"9780140234633","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/576bc36a52e95f246a4702b9bc5b38cb.webp?v=1779936345","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-patriot-chiefs-a-chronicle-of-american-indian-resistance-revised-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}