The Arikara War: The First Plains War

[El Crab]

www.amazon.com/Arikara-War-First-Plains-Indian/dp/087842430X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306206942&sr=8-1



Hey everyone. This book retails for 30.00, as you can see from the Amazon link. But I have multiple copies I'd be willing to part with for 13.00 shipped. Also willing to talk trades for other books in the Custer genre. The list of what I have in LBH books is here:

lbha.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=collections&action=display&thread=1941

If anyone is interested, please reply or PM me or email me at [e-mail]

Thanks!

[El Crab]

From the back cover:

As William Nester concedes, the Arikara 'war' of 1823 was hardly a war and not much of a battle. But ... the consequences that flowed from that minor clash of arms profoundly shaped the history of the American West and, indeed, the nation. This is a deeply researched and comprehensive look at events that turned America's eyes from the upper Missouri to the Rocky Mountains and, ultimately, to Oregon and California.

Dr. William Nester offers this exhaustive examination of the Arikara War, the first conflict between the U.S. military and Indians west of the Mississipi. The book not only explores the war's immediate causes, actions, and consequences, but also places it within a larger context of clashing rival empires and the forces of imperialism.

Nester also sheds light on the Arikara themselves. As Indian historian Ken Woody points out, "The Arikara have been overlooked in the study of the Plains tribes .... This book reveals ... the Arikara tribe and its role along the Missouri River and in the Great Plains, and the animosities that existed among tribes."