Tending the Talking Wire

A Buck Soldier\'s View of Indian Country, 1863-1866

Author / Editor

Dr. William E. Unrau, (Ed.)

Publisher

University of Utah Press

Year

1979

Material

Book — Military History

ISBN / ISSN

9780874803525

Pages

382

Dimensions

6x9x.75

Geography

USA / Great Plains / Nebraska

Subjects

Fort Mitchell

Description

Hervey Johnson\'s letters offer a fascinating first-person account of the critical Indian War years on the high plains of eastern Wyoming during which a confederation of Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians successfully defended their Powder River buffalo range. Editor, Dr. William E. Unrau, teaches at Wichita State University and is author of several works on Indian-white relations. Dr Unrau also serves as historical and legal consultant to several Indian tribes in Oklahoma, including the Kaws, Tonkawas, Poncas, and Pawnees.