
Thunder in the Mountains
Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War
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Joe Barrett
Oliver Otis Howard thought he was a man of destiny. Chosen to lead the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War, the Union Army general was entrusted with the era's most crucial task: helping millions of former slaves claim the rights of citizens. He was energized by the belief that abolition and Reconstruction, the country's great struggles for liberty and equality, were God's plan for himself and the nation.
But as the nation's politics curdled in the 1870s, General Howard exiled himself from Washington, DC, rejoined the army, and was sent across the continent to command forces in the Pacific Northwest. Shattered by Reconstruction's collapse, he assumed a new mission: forcing Native Americans to become Christian farmers on government reservations. Howard's plans for redemption in the West ran headlong into the resistance of Chief Joseph, a young Nez Perce leader in northeastern Oregon who refused to leave his ancestral land.
Claiming equal rights for Native Americans, Joseph was determined to find his way to the center of American power and convince the government to acknowledge his people's humanity and capacity for citizenship.
©2017 Daniel J. Sharfstein (P)2017 TantorCritic reviews
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Interesting but lenghty.
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It details building from what may have been well intentioned, though bigoted and paternalistic, efforts to civilize native peoples, to all-out bloody war when those same native people refuse to accept that the benefits of a free society don't apply to them. How long can people accept murder without chance of redress because of the color of their skin or their choice of spirituality? When that dam breaks, the rationalization of quelling the savage revolt is cast. It's the same story, to a greater or lesser degree, all over the continent.
Of particular interest was that it paints Howard in a sympathetic light, noting his work in the Freedmen's Bureau, though never quite absolving him of the inherent supremacism in his evangelical Christianity. It's very measured and does well to maintain objectivity. But ultimately, the truth is the truth.
Even with best intentions, it's an atrocity
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This book seems to make a good effort to present a balanced presentation of Joseph and Howard. Neither man was villified or exalted without fault. It seemed to me that Mr. Sharfstein's agenda was truth. Thoroughly enjoyed the presentation. Highly recommended.
Balanced, Fair, Fascinating
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while very, very long
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Powerful told history
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Extraordinary history lesson
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One of the best books on this chapter of history
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A gripping story
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Very good
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LOTS of Details
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