Men At Arms American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Osprey Books

About one third of all Native Americans are believed once to have lived in the Pacific North West. In this area there were two distinct cultures Coastal and Plateau. The Coastal tribes were famously warlike. Contact with whites from the 1770s and the Gold Rush led to conflicts with the US government, particularly in the mid 19th century. The Modoc War of 1875 in the Lava Fields was one of the most savagely fought of all, and its leader Kintpuash 'Captain Jack' became a Native American hero. This title details the Coastal and Plateau tribes of the American North West, and their conflicts with the advancing white man.