The story of the Modoc Indian War of 1872-73 in Southern Oregon and Northern California is a compelling one ---- a tale of about 40 Modoc tribe members, many of who were women and children, holding ...

The Modoc War was a “David and Goliath war,” in the words of writer and historian Doug Foster. The six-month standoff that ended in 1873 was then the costliest American-Indian conflict in lives lost ...

NMAI copy purchased with funds from the Lloyd and Charlotte Wineland Library Endowment for Native American and Western Exploration Literature. Contents Prologue: Duel at Lost River -- Holy lands here ...

With song and prayer, soil and prairie grass, Native American author Cheewa James recently honored the memory of her long-lost great-great uncle. Frank Modoc left his Oklahoma reservation for a Quaker ...

Consists of newspaper reports and correspondence, with introductory text by the compiler. "Map and chart illustrations by Francis S. Landrum"--P. [137]. Appendix B contains a reprint of the official ...

It was the only major Native American war fought in California and it gripped the nation’s attention almost 150 years ago as a band of warriors held off a much larger force of the U.S. Army in a harsh ...