Counting Coup and Cutting Horses : Intertribal Warfare on the Northern Plains, 1738-1889
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0803234554
ISBN-13
9780803234550
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Imprint
Bison Books
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 2010
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
374 grams
Dimensions
22.70 x 15.40 x 1.40 cms
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The exciting history of intertribal conflict among the tribes in the northwest United States
Counting Coup and Cutting Horses is the comprehensive history of more than 150 years of intertribal warfare between northern Plains tribes and a study of the complex rivalries that prevailed among the Native societies that migrated into and around the region. It is a sweeping drama about the warriors'' perpetual search for glory—from the plains of Nebraska to the grasslands of Saskatchewan, from the fields of Minnesota to the forests of Montana. It is also about the attempts of private interests (such as fur trading companies) and the U.S. government to control tribal warfare for their own purposes, and, ultimately, to end it.
Anthony R. McGinnis consulted a wide variety of sources, including early travelers'' accounts, government reports, and studies by other authorities, to provide a full account of the intricate cultural systems of the Arapahos, Assiniboines, Blackfeet, Sioux, Shoshonis, and Cheyennes. Depicting one of the most fascinating periods in western history, Counting Coup and Cutting Horses describes warriors such as Dull Knife, Plenty Coups, and Sitting Bull; women such as Sacagawea, Deer Little Woman, and Buffalo Calf Road; the cycle of raids and revenge; the impact of horses and guns; and the role of the American and Canadian governments.
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