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Warriors in Uniform

The Legacy of American Indian Heroism

By: Herman J. Viola

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Warriors in Uniform

The Legacy of American Indian Heroism

By: Herman J. Viola

Native Americans have willingly served in the U.S. military during every one of its wars, and their numbers in the armed forces today exceed the percentage of any other ethnic group. What inspires these young people to enlist? One factor is the opportunity to continue a proud warrior tradition in which the deeds of battle are considered the highest form of bravery - a cultural context that is detailed in Warriors in Uniform." "Author Herman J. Viola sets this story against a chronology of conflict from the 1770s to the present, revealing the roles of Native Soldiers in America's two wars with Britain, the poignant reason 15,000 American Indians wore Confederate gray, and the distinction with which they have served in both world wars as well as Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq." "Illustrated with archival images, exhibit-worthy photo essays, and artifact galleries from museum events nationwide, this special edition of Warriors in Uniform holds fascination for everyone interested in history, culture, biography, and art, as well as deeper truths, for all of us, about the way we view one another as fellow citizens of the nation and the world."--BOOK JACKET.

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National Geographic Books

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1426203616

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9781426203619

Warrior Spirit

The Story of Native American Heroism and Patriotism

By: Herman J. Viola

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The Story of Native American Heroism and Patriotism

By: Herman J. Viola

For decades, American schoolchildren have learned only a smattering of facts about Native American peoples, especially when it comes to service in the U.S. military. They might know that Navajos served as Code Talkers during World War II, but more often they learn that Native Americans were enemies of the United States, not allies or patriots. In Warrior Spirit, author Herman J. Viola sets the record straight by highlighting the military service—and major sacrifices—of Native American soldiers and veterans in the U.S. armed services. American Indians have fought in uniform in each of our nation’s wars. Since 1775, despite a legacy of broken treaties, cultural suppression, and racial discrimination, indigenous Americans have continued to serve in numbers that far exceed their percentage of the general U.S. population. Warrior Spirit introduces readers to unsung heroes, from the first Native guides and soldiers during the Revolutionary War to those servicemen and -women who ventured to Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. This outstanding record of service begs a question: Why do American Indians willingly serve a country that has treated them so poorly? Native veterans invariably answer that they are a warrior people who have a sacred obligation to defend their homeland and their families. Written to be accessible to young adult readers, Warrior Spirit is a valuable resource for any reader interested in Native American military history.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806190590

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9780806190594

It Is a Good Day to Die

Indian Eyewitnesses Tell the Story of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

By: Herman J. Viola,Jan Shelton Danis

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It Is a Good Day to Die

Indian Eyewitnesses Tell the Story of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

By: Herman J. Viola,Jan Shelton Danis

I am an old man, and soon my spirit must leave this earth to join the spirit of my fathers. Therefore, I shall speak only the truth in telling what I know of the fight on the Little Bighorn River where General Custer was killed. Curly, who was with us, will tell you that I do not lie." So spoke White Man Runs Him, a Crow Indian who with five other Crow warriors had served as a scout for Custer's Seventh Cavalry on June 25, 1876, the day of the battle known to generations of white Americans as "Custer's Last Stand." They survived the battle, but Custer and more than 250 troopers did not. Thus their accounts and those of the Lakotas and Cheyennes who triumphed at Little Bighorn (or Greasy Grass, as it was known to the Lakotas) offer the only firsthand picture of what happened that fateful day. These stories--from leaders as renowned as Black Elk and Sitting Bull, warriors such as Wooden Leg, a Cheyenne woman, and Arikara and Crow scouts--at last bring one of the most unforgettable showdowns in American history to vivid, complex, multifaceted life.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496206444

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9781496206442

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

An American Warrior

By: Herman J. Viola

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Ben Nighthorse Campbell

An American Warrior

By: Herman J. Viola

Chronicles the life of Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the only Native American serving in Congress today, discussing how he overcame his troubled youth to achieve success in many different fields.

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382

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Big Earth Publishing

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1555663222

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9781555663223

Lost Childhood

My Life in a Japanese Prison Camp During World War II : a Memoir

By: Annelex Hofstra Layson,Herman J. Viola

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Lost Childhood

My Life in a Japanese Prison Camp During World War II : a Memoir

By: Annelex Hofstra Layson,Herman J. Viola

The author recounts her childhood experiences as a Japanese prisoner during World War II.

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124

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National Geographic Books

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1426303211

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9781426303210

Counting Coup

Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond

By: Joseph Medicine Crow,Herman J. Viola

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Counting Coup

Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond

By: Joseph Medicine Crow,Herman J. Viola

Meet Joseph Medicine Crow, a man raised in two worlds: according to the Crow Indian traditions and according to White man's rules.

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National Geographic Books

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0792253914

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9780792253914

Warriors in Uniform

The Legacy of American Indian Heroism

By: Herman J. Viola

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The Legacy of American Indian Heroism

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Diplomats in Buckskins

A History of Indian Delegations in Washington City

By: Herman J. Viola

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Diplomats in Buckskins

A History of Indian Delegations in Washington City

By: Herman J. Viola

Here is...one of the most important books in modern times on Indian-white relations." ---Western Historical Quarterly "Dr. Viola has...provided us with what will undoubtedly be the last word on the topic." ---American Indian Quarterly "Diplomats in Buckskins is loaded with historical fact, but this does not make it dry reading. Beyond being extremely entertained we can be educated by a work that tells us a lot more about ourselves as a nation. We are a people of so many origins. It gives perspective to know that a part of us once negotiated with another part as separate and soverign nations." ---Minnesota History "This volume is a soundly-represented and imaginative study of the delegations of tribal representatives who visited Washington largely between 1800 and 1900....The diligence with which Dr. Viola pursued his research has enabled him to write a most rewarding book which captures the agonies and pleasures, successes and defeats, and humor and pathos of the delegates as they conferred with Washington's sympathetic bur mostly patronizing and diffident bureaucracy." ---Journal of the West

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806199350

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9780806199351

Osceola

By: Herman J. Viola

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Osceola

By: Herman J. Viola

A biography of the American Indian leader who fought the United States government's attempts to remove the Seminoles from their homeland.

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Steck-Vaughn

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0811465756

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9780811465755

After Columbus

The Horse's Return to America

By: Herman J. Viola

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After Columbus

The Horse's Return to America

By: Herman J. Viola

Discusses the reintroduction of the horse by Columbus, after its having been extinct in North America for 8500 years, and how that animal changed forever the lives of North Americans.

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092448361X

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

By: Herman J. Viola,Susan P. Viola

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

By: Herman J. Viola,Susan P. Viola

A biography of the nineteenth century Italian patriot and military leader who helped unite Italy into a single country.

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118

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Chelsea House

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087754526X

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9780877545262

The Seminoles

By: E. Barrie Kavasch,Herman J. Viola,Felix C. Lowe

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The Seminoles

By: E. Barrie Kavasch,Herman J. Viola,Felix C. Lowe

Introduces the history, culture, and daily life of the Seminoles.

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Raintree

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0817254641

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9780817254643

Students on Strike

Jim Crow, Civil Rights, Brown, and Me : a Memoir

By: John A. Stokes,Lois Wolfe,Herman J. Viola

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Students on Strike

Jim Crow, Civil Rights, Brown, and Me : a Memoir

By: John A. Stokes,Lois Wolfe,Herman J. Viola

A look at growing up African American in the oppressive conditions of the South and attending segregated schools.

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National Geographic Books

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1426301537

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9781426301537

Facing the Lion

Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna

By: Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton,Herman Viola

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Facing the Lion

Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna

By: Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton,Herman Viola

Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his mischievous antics as a young Maasai cattle herder, coming-of-age initiation, boarding school escapades, soccer success, and journey to America for college. Lekuton's riveting text combines exotic details of nomadic life with the universal experience and emotions of a growing boy.

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1426306679

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Warrior Spirit

The Story of Native American Heroism and Patriotism

By: Herman J. Viola

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The Story of Native American Heroism and Patriotism

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Diplomats in Buckskins

A History of Indian Delegations in Washington City

By: Herman J. Viola

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A History of Indian Delegations in Washington City

By: Herman J. Viola

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University of Oklahoma Press

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It Is a Good Day to Die

Indian Eyewitnesses Tell the Story of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

By: Herman J. Viola,Jan Shelton Danis

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Indian Eyewitnesses Tell the Story of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

By: Herman J. Viola,Jan Shelton Danis

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U of Nebraska Press

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The Two Temples

By: Herman Melville

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The Two Temples

By: Herman Melville

Melville at his best invariably wrote from a sort of dream self, so that events which he relates as actual fact have indeed a far deeper reference to his own soul, his own inner life." - D.H. Lawrence. Here are ten stories that represent some of the best short work of American master Herman Melville, including "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street," "The Happy Failure," and "The Paradise of Bachelors and The Tartarus of Maids." Alongside THE HAPPY FAILURE, Harper Perennial will publish the short fiction of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Stephen Crane, and Oscar Wilde to be packaged in a beautifully designed, boldly colorful boxset in the aim to attract contemporary fans of short fiction to these revered masters of the form. Also, in each of these selections will appear a story from one of the new collections being published in the "Summer of the Short Story." A story from Alex Burrett's forthcoming collection, MY GOAT ATE ITS OWN LEGS, will be printed at the back of this volume.

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Harper Collins

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0061921297

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9780061921292

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