| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 133 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Note |
Originally published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©1988. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-125) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Setting the Stage -- Navajos, Utes and the Paiute Connection 1860-80 -- Monster Slayer Meets the Mormons on the Northern Navajo Frontier, 1870-1900 -- Navajos, Mormons, and Henry L. Mitchell: Cauldron of Conflict on the San Juan -- Indians, Anglos, and Ungulates: Resource Competion on the San Juan -- Boats, Booze, and Barter: Trade on the Norther Navajo Frontier, 1870-1910 -- Boundaries, Bonanzas, and Bickering: Consolidation of the Northern Navajo Frontier, 1870-1905 -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
McPherson argues that, instead of being a downtrodden group of prisoners, defeated militarily in the 1860s and dependent on the U.S. government for protection and guidance in the 1870s and 80s, the Navajo nation was vigorously involved in defending and expanding the borders of their homelands. This was accomplished not through war nor as a concerted effort, but by an aggressive defensive policy built on individual action that varied with changing circumstances. Many Navajos never made the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo. Instead they eluded capture in northern and western hinterlands and thereby pushed out their frontier. This book focuses on the events and activities in one part of the Navajo borderlands-the northern frontier-where between 1860 and 1900 the Navajos were able to secure a large portion of land that is still part of the reservation. This expansion was achieved during a period when most Native Americans were losing their lands. |
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| Reproduction |
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| Subject |
Navajo Indians -- Land tenure.
(OCoLC)fst01034830
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History.
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Southwest, New. (OCoLC)fst01244556
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
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Indian captivities -- Southwest, New.
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Indigenous peoples -- Southwest, New -- Captivities.
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Navajo Indians -- History.
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Navajo Indians -- Captivities.
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Frontier and pioneer life. (OCoLC)fst00935370
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Indigenous peoples -- Wars -- Southwest, New.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Southwest, New.
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Navajo Indians -- Wars.
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Indians of North America -- Wars -- Southwest, New.
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Navajo Indians -- Land tenure.
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Navajo Indians. (OCoLC)fst01034799
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McPherson, Robert S., 1947- Northern Navajo frontier, 1860-1900. Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, ©2001 0874214246 9780874214246 (DLC) 2001046525 (OCoLC)47764347 |
| ISBN |
9780874216714 (electronic bk.) |
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0874216710 (electronic bk.) |
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0874214246 (alk. paper) |
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9780874214246 (alk. paper) |
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