As friends of the white American, the Nez Perce Indians aided the exhausted explorers Lewis and Clark in 1805, only to be repeatedly misled by white treaties over the next seventy years. In 1877, a handful of renegade warriors struck back by massacring eighteen settlers in Idaho, setting off one of the bloddiest and most tragic Indian wars of the century. 
This is the story of the dramatic 1200 mile chase through Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, in which some 800 Nez Perce men, women and children attempted to fight their way to freedom in Canada. 
Having personally retraced the entire war route. Bruce Hampton evokes flesh-and-blood characters from both sides of the war with such immediacy that readers can almost feel the ground tremble under thousands of hooves and hear the anguished cries of the women and children who fell to U.S. army bullets.

Children of Grace: The Nez Perce War of 1877

History

Hampton, Bruce

Americas

Avon/Books

Although the Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) Indians gave instrumental help to Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition, they were rewarded by decades of invasive treaties and encroachment upon their homeland. In June 1877, the Nez Perce struck back and were soon swept into one of the most devastating Indian wars in American history. The conflict culminated in an epic twelve-hundred-mile chase as the U.S. Army pursued some eight hundred Nez Perce men, women, and children, who tried to fight their way to freedom in Canada. 
In this enthralling account of the Nez Perce War, Bruce Hampton brings to life unforgettable characters from both sides of the conflict—warriors and women, common soldiers and celebrated generals. Looking Glass, White Bird, the legendary Chief Joseph, and fewer than three hundred warriors waged a bloody guerilla war against a modernized American army commanded by such famous generals as William Tecumseh Sherman, Nelson Miles, Oliver Otis Howard, and Philip Sheridan. Hampton also gives voice to the Native Americans from other tribes who helped the U.S. Army block the escape of the Nez Perce to Canada.

Children of Grace: The Nez Perce War of 1877 (Military Frontier)

Bison Books

As friends of the white American, the Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) Indians aided the exhausted explorers Lewis and Clark during their epic journey westward to the Pacific in 1805. Over much of the next seventy years, however, the Nez Perce found themselves continually provoked and misled by white treaties and encroachment upon their ancestral lands. In June 1877, a handful of renegade warriors struck back by massacring eighteen settlers in Idaho. The murders quickly escalated into one of the bloodiest and most tragic Indian wars of the century, resulting in a dramatic twelve-hundred-mile chase as some eight hundred Nez Perce men, women, and children attempted to fight their way to freedom in Canada. Drawing upon original documents - letters, diaries, manuscripts, and previously overlooked oral histories - author Bruce Hampton has created a richly detailed narrative history in this enthralling account, a triumph of research, passion, and fine writing. Flesh-and-blood characters emerge from both sides of the war - including Looking Glass, White Bird, and the legendary Chief Joseph, who led fewer than three hundred warriors against the world's most modern army, commanded by such famous generals as William Sherman, Philip Sheridan, Oliver Otis Howard, and Nelson Miles. From eyewitness accounts and close study of the rugged terrain - the author has traveled the entire war route through Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming - Bruce Hampton has re-created scenes of such immediacy that readers can almost feel the ground tremble under the hooves of thousands of horses and hear the anguished cries of women and children who fell to U.S. Army bullets. This story captures the plight of the common soldier, largely foreign-born and inexperienced, a reluctant instrument of a government policy gone wrong; and the reason behind the indecisiveness of General Howard, who quickly became the scapegoat of Washington and the press. Howard's solid achievements after the Civil War - Freedmen's Bureau and founder of Howard University - did not prepare him for the uncertainties of guerrilla warfare against such a determined and skilled adversary. And we also witness the treachery of fellow Native Americans: the Crows, Bannocks, Cheyennes, Gros Ventres, Assiniboines, and Flatheads who helped the U.S. Army block the escape of the Nez Perce as they fled toward Canada. Children of Grace is a harrowing picture of bravery and horror, perfidy and pathos - a dramatic page of American history no reader will soon forget.

Henry Holt Co.

The Great American Wolf

A natural history of wolves in North America chronicles the period between colonial times and the present and highlights such events as their near-eradication and today's efforts to preserve them. 12,500 first printing.

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Henry Holt and Co.

Hampton tells the remarkable three hundred year odyssey of the American wolf. What was once North America's most reviled beast, pursued to extinction throughout the United States, has become, in the last half century, a symbol of wilderness, tolerated and even desired over much of its former range.

Holt Paperbacks

Explains the impact of hiking and camping in wilderness areas, and discusses campsites, fires and stoves, and waste disposal

Soft Paths: How to Enjoy the Wilderness Without Harming It

Business & Money

COLE, DAVID

Economics

Stackpole Books

New edition of the popular guide to low-impact camping with updated information on waste disposal, campsite selection, fire building. Details on recent legislation and up-to-date research on recreational wilderness use. Tailored to a variety of environments, from coastal regions to deserts.

Nols Soft Paths: How to Enjoy the Wilderness Without Harming It

National Outdoor Leadership School (U.S.)

67 b/w photos 55 drawings The National Outdoor Leadership Schools highly regarded classic offers minimum-impact guidelines that show hikers and campers how to enjoy the wilderness without harming it.

Photographer Robert Glenn Ketchum provides dramatic color photographs of the unusual landscape found in southwest Alaska. The essay by wildlife biologist Bruce Hampton addresses the environmental issues involved in managing a habitat and sustainable fishery that meets the needs of all species. The publication was sponsored by the Alaska Conservation Foundation in order to make the public aware of the beauty and importance of the region's natural system. Oversize: 13x12.25

Rivers of Life: Southwest Alaska, the Last Great Salmon Fishery

Arts & Photography

Ketchum, Robert Glenn

Photography & Video

Aperture

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Children of Grace: The Nez Perce War of 1877

Children of Grace: The Nez Perce War of 1877 (Military Frontier)

Children of Grace: The Nez Perce War of 1877

The Great American Wolf

The Great American Wolf

Soft Paths: How to Enjoy the Wilderness Without Harming It

Nols Soft Paths: How to Enjoy the Wilderness Without Harming It

Soft Paths: How to Enjoy the Wilderness Without Harming It

Rivers of Life: Southwest Alaska, the Last Great Salmon Fishery