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Publisher
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
This program examines one of the most dramatic American Indian wars in U.S. history. The Modoc War began in November 1872 when the military tried to force a small band of Modoc Indians, led by Captain Jack, to a reservation. The Modocs took refuge in an ancient lava flow that became their stronghold. Today it is a part of the Lava Beds National Monument. The Modocs knew the land and used it to their advantage. Twisting lava tubes and hidden caves...
Author
Publisher
Urion Press
Pub. Date
1974
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jefferson C. Davis Riddle (1863-1941) was the son of Frank Riddle and his Modoc wife, Tobey, both of whom played prominent roles in the Modoc War of 1873. Only ten years old at the time and known by his Modoc name, the young "Charka" experienced the northern California conflict firsthand. After the war his parents, who had supported the Modoc peace faction, renamed their son for the Regular army colonel who helped end the hostilities. Written "to...
Series
Journal of the Shaw Historical Society volume 23/24
Publisher
Shaw Historical Library
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Neo-Aldine Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Shaman's Dream : the Modoc War is a fictionalized account of the 1873 standoff between besieged Modoc Indians and the United States Army on the California/Oregon border. The book -- a kaleidoscope of 'vested interests' -- draws together eye-witness accounts by settlers, military and governmental records, reports, diaries, letters, press releases, telegrams -- in a narrative that is a multi-cultural evocation of one of the last of the 'Indian Wars.'...
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Series
The Civilization of the American Indian volume no. 52
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[1959]
Language
English
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