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The three-cornered war : the Union, the Confederacy, and native peoples in the fight for the West /

A dramatic, riveting, and deeply researched narrative account of the epic struggle for the West during the Civil War, revealing a little-known, vastly important episode in American history. In The Three-Cornered War, Megan Kate Nelson reveals the fascinating history of the Civil War in the American...

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Main Author:	Nelson, Megan Kate, 1972- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scribner, [2020]
Edition:	First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:	West (U.S.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865. West (U.S.) > History, Military > 19th century. Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) Migration, Internal > United States > History > 19th century. Federal government > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century. Indians of North America > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century. Indians of North America > Government relations > History > 19th century. Indians of North America > Wars > 1862-1865. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military. HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)

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