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Book 46: Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrong and Claims

 Book
Collection number: 46

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Cherokee Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections includes a large selection of periodicals from publications like the Cherokee Observer, The Cherokee Phoenix, The Cherokee Advocate, and The Journal of Cherokee Studies. It includes an extensive collection of books on Cherokee and Native American history and many binders of historical and genealogical materials as well as a selection of artifacts.

Dates

  • circa 1850-2023

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Linear Feet (5 small boxes of books. 3 large boxes of periodicals and newspapers. 19 large binders of misc. materials, 2 large folders of genealogical material, and artifacts and artwork. Note: approximates. )

Language

English

Table of Contents

Editor’s Preface.....................................................2 Foreword..................................................................3 I. First Meeting of Piutes and Whites..................5 II. Domestic and Social Moralities.....................45 III. Wars and their Causes.....................................58 IV. Captain Truckee’s Death...................................66 V. Reservation of Pyramid and Muddy Lakes.... 76 VI. The Malheur Agency.......................................105 VII. The Bannock War............................................137 VIII. The Yakima Affair............................................203 Appendix...............................................................249

Repository Details

Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)