War Dance at Fort Marion Plains Indian War Prisoners

Name: War Dance at Fort Marion Plains Indian War Prisoners
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ISBN: 9780806144672

ISBN-10: 080614467X

ISBN-13: 9780806144672

Edition: N/A

Authors: Brad D. Lookingbill

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War Dance at Fort Marion tells the powerful story of Kiowa, Cheyenne, Comanche, and Arapaho chiefs and warriors detained as prisoners of war by the U.S. Army. Held from 1875 until 1878 at Fort Marion in Saint Augustine, Florida, they participated in an educational experiment, initiated by Captain Richard Henry Pratt, as an alternative to standard imprisonment. This book, the first complete account of a unique cohort of Native peoples, brings their collective story to life and pays tribute to their individual talents and achievements.Throughout their incarceration, the Plains Indian leaders followed Pratt's rules and met his educational demands even as they remained true to their own…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date: 1/7/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 308
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Earl J. Hess is associate professor of history at Lincoln Memorial University. He is author of many books on the Civil War, including, most recently, The Civil War in the West: Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi.