Following the Nez Perce Trail : a guide to the Nee-Me-Poo National Historic Trail with eyewitness accounts

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A skillful retracing of the route by which the 800 Nez Perce and their 2,000 horses retreated from US soldiers and citizen volunteers. Abundant and lucid maps, running commentary, quotations of both parties, photos, and directions for following the trail by auto are provided.

Contents:

The Wallowa country -- Lapwai -- Camas Prairie Loop -- Clearwater -- Lolo Trail -- Bitterroot Valley -- Big Hole -- Camas Meadows -- Yellowstone National Park -- Clarks Fork -- Canyon Creek -- Across the Missouri to Bear's Paw -- Aftermath.

Physical Description:

xiv, 370 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 28 cm

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Subject Term:

Automobile travel -- Nez Perce National Historical Trail -- Guidebooks.

Geographic Term:

Nez Percé National Historical Trail -- Guidebooks.

Nez Percé Indian Buffalo Trail -- History.

Publisher:

Oregon State University Press,

Publication Date:

1990

ISBN:

9780870713637

9780870713620

Publication Information:

Call Number:

917.96 WILFONG

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The story of the heartbreaking retreat of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce, told by those who participated. This unique work recounts the Nez Perce War of 1877 and offers a guide for following the trail as it winds through Oregon, Idaho, and Yellowstone Park, ending in Montana.