Forlorn Hope: The Battle of White Bird Canyon and the Beginning of the Nez Perce War
Boise: Idaho State Historical Society, 1978. First Edition. 229pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Blue cloth with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Near fine. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Item #10144
Nice copy of this work that details the pivotal battle of White Bird Canyon, which marked the start of the Nez Perce War, a conflict where the Nez Perce tribe fiercely resisted forced relocation from their ancestral lands - which saw a large infux of miners and prospectors after the discovery of gold, ultimately leading to a long and desperate fight against the U.S. military and the subsequent battle at Big Hole, and Chief Joseph and his followers flight across the high plains.
Price: $30.00