“Come on, you Wolverines!” The story of the American Indian Wars of 1862-68 is an enthralling tale of hubris, politics, recklessness, and the merciless assault of industrialisation and modernity on a…
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- 2024-05-08
- Year span
- 1866 – 1877
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