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Kurt's Reviews > "I Will Fight No More Forever": Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War
"I Will Fight No More Forever": Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War
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bookshelves: history, native-american, nez-perce, non-fiction, war
Nov 20, 2020
bookshelves: history, native-american, nez-perce, non-fiction, war
Read 2 times. Last read November 10, 2020 to November 20, 2020.
This was the first book I ever read that focused on the Nez Perce War of 1877. I read it over 30 years ago in 1990, and it started, for me, what has become a lifelong passion to completely understand everything about this amazing and tragic event in American history. To say that this book had an impact on my life would be an understatement.
Since my initial reading I have read at least 15 other books on the Nez Perce people – their history, their culture, and the land that is so beloved to them. My subsequent continued study of the subject has also driven me to visit many of the different locations in which these events took place.
Upon my second reading, however, I realized that this book falls a little short of what I remembered it to be. The biggest shortfall, in my humble opinion of course, is that it focuses too much on the white man's viewpoints of the events that transpired (and conversely, too little on the Native American viewpoint). It also is completely lacking of maps of any kind to give their additional insights and understanding of the paths traveled and the battles fought.
Still, this is a wonderful book – one that I would gladly recommend to most anyone who is interested in this tragic tale.
Since my initial reading I have read at least 15 other books on the Nez Perce people – their history, their culture, and the land that is so beloved to them. My subsequent continued study of the subject has also driven me to visit many of the different locations in which these events took place.
Upon my second reading, however, I realized that this book falls a little short of what I remembered it to be. The biggest shortfall, in my humble opinion of course, is that it focuses too much on the white man's viewpoints of the events that transpired (and conversely, too little on the Native American viewpoint). It also is completely lacking of maps of any kind to give their additional insights and understanding of the paths traveled and the battles fought.
Still, this is a wonderful book – one that I would gladly recommend to most anyone who is interested in this tragic tale.
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Reading Progress
Started Reading
(Mass Market Paperback Edition)
April 6, 1990
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Finished Reading
(Mass Market Paperback Edition)
September 2, 2007
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(Mass Market Paperback Edition)
November 10, 2020
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Started Reading
November 10, 2020
– Shelved
November 20, 2020
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Finished Reading
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Dec 06, 2023 07:20AM
I would love to know what you consider to be the most valuable book on this subject. Our book group is heading to the area and would like to read a book about the Nez Perce before going.
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Hi Naseem. I hope you and your group have a great time visiting the area. My favorite book on the subject is "The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest" by Alvin Josephy. It is a little bit long (700+ pages), but it gives a great amount of background that is necessary to understand the 1877 war. It is also very interesting (at least to me it was). "Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce" by Kent Nerburn is also very good, and it is shorter.
