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Josephy,, Alvin M. was born on May 18, 1915 in Woodmere, New York, United States. Son of Alvin M. and Sophia (Knopf) Josephy.
(In May 1944, the author was an U.S. Marine sergeant and w...)
In May 1944, the author was an U.S. Marine sergeant and war correspondent with the 3rd Marine Division, leaving Guadalcanal for Guam.
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(The first comprehensive history of the Civil War as it wa...)
The first comprehensive history of the Civil War as it was fought in the West. A leading historian fills a large gap in our knowledge of the Civil War as it was fought on the far side of the Mississippi, as well as the personalities and issues involved. 20 maps.
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( The rivers, canyons, and prairies of the Columbia Basin...)
The rivers, canyons, and prairies of the Columbia Basin are the homeland of the Nez Perce. The Nez Perce, or Nimiipuu, inhabited much of what is now north central Idaho and portions of Oregon and Washington for thousands of years. The story of how western settlement drastically affected the Nimiipuu is one of the great and at times tragic sagas of American history. Renowned western historian Alvin M. Josephy Jr. describes the Nimiipuu’s attachment to the land and their way of life, religion, and vibrant culture. He also chronicles the western expansion that displaced them, beginning with the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805 and followed by the influx of traders and trappers, then miners and farmers. Josephy traces the ill fortune of the Nez Perce as their homeland was carved up by treaties, creating an atmosphere of hostility that would culminate in the Nez Perce war of 1877 and conclude with Chief Joseph’s famous pronouncement: “I will fight no more forever.” Despite the challenges of the past, the Nimiipuu have maintained their ties to the land. In his introduction to the book, Jeremy FiveCrows details how the tribe has fought for self government to undo the damage wrought by shortsighted practices.
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At the heart of this landmark collection of essays rests a single question: What impact, good or bad, immediate or long-range, did Lewis and Clark’s journey have on the Indians whose homelands they traversed? The nine writers in this volume each provide their own unique answers; from Pulitzer prize-winner N. Scott Momaday, who offers a haunting essay evoking the voices of the past; to Debra Magpie Earling’s illumination of her ancestral family, their survival, and the magic they use to this day; to Mark N. Trahant’s attempt to trace his own blood back to Clark himself; and Roberta Conner’s comparisons of the explorer’s journals with the accounts of the expedition passed down to her. Incisive and compelling, these essays shed new light on our understanding of this landmark journey into the American West.
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Is there any chapter in American history more dramatic than that of the Northwest from the time of Lewis and Clark to the tragic defeat of Chief Joseph in 1877? Heroic - and not so heroic -characters abound: explorers, fur traders, miners, settlers, missionaries, ranchers, Indian chiefs and their tribespeople. Now, when interest in Lewis and Clark and the American Northwest has never been higher, comes the first complete and unabridged paperback edition of Alvin Josephy's masterwork.
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(American Heritage History of the Congress of the United S...)
American Heritage History of the Congress of the United States and American Testament (Deluxe Slipcased Ed.) Hardcover Jan 01, 1975 Irwin Glusker, Richard M. Ketchum, Alvin M. Josephy Jr.
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( From the prehistoric peoples who inhabited the Americas...)
From the prehistoric peoples who inhabited the Americas at the end of the last Ice Age to the American Indian of the 20th century, this book encompasses the whole historical and cultural range of Indian life in Corth, Central, and South America. 32 pages of black-and-white photographs.
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Josephy,, Alvin M. was born on May 18, 1915 in Woodmere, New York, United States. Son of Alvin M. and Sophia (Knopf) Josephy.
Student, Harvard University, 1934. HHD (honorary), College Idaho, 1987.
Screen writer Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, 1934-1935. Educational editor, reporter, correspondent New York Herald Tribune, Mexico, 1937. News and special features director radio station WOR, 1938-1942.
Screen writer Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, Warner Brothers, United Artists, 1945-1951. Managing editor Santa Monica (California) Indiana, 1949-1951. Associate editor Time magazine, 1951-1960.
Vice president, senior editor American Heritage Public Company, 1960-1976, vice president, editor-in-chief, director, 1976-1979, senior editor, 1980-1986. Member editorial advisory board American Heritage magazine, 1961-1976, editor, 1976-1978. Chief special events, domestic radio bureau Office Facts and Figures, Office of War Information, 1942-1943.
Consultant secretary Department interior, 1963. Commissioner Indian Arts and Crafts Board, 1966-1970, vice chairman, 1967-1970. Contributing editor Indian Historian, 1966-1969.
Member editorial board American West Magazine, 1981-1989. President, national council Institute of America West, Sun Valley, Idaho, 1981-1986. Board directors Institute North American West, Seattle, from 1986.
( Is there any chapter in American history more dramatic ...)
(At the heart of this landmark collection of essays rests ...)
( From the prehistoric peoples who inhabited the Americas...)
(American Heritage History of the Congress of the United S...)
( The rivers, canyons, and prairies of the Columbia Basin...)
(The first comprehensive history of the Civil War as it wa...)
(In May 1944, the author was an U.S. Marine sergeant and w...)
Connecticut advisory board Small Business Administration, 1961-1963. Advisory board Atlantic chapter Sierra Club, 1966-1972. Consultant National Congress American Indians, 1958-1965.
Executive committee Association American Indian Affairs, since 1967. National advisory board Indian work Episcopal Church, 1962-1969. Member council Indian Affairs, 1961-1969.
Writer special report on American Indian for President Nixon, 1969. Trustee Museum of America Indian, New York City, 1976-1990, president national council, 1979-1990. Trustee National Resources Defense Council, 1977-1982, Environmental Policy Center, 1978-1988, Friends of the Earth, from 1988.
Chairman, trustee National Museum American Indian, from 1990. Trustee Sun Valley Center for Arts and Humanities, 1978-1988, member national advisory board, from 1988. Member national advisory board Western Folklife Center, from 1991.
Consultant Public Land Law Review Commission, 1970. Vice chairman American Veterans Committee, California, 1947-1948. President Young Democratic Club, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1952-1955.
Vice president Connecticut Young Democratic Clubs, 1953-1955. Member Connecticut Democratic Central Committee, 1956-1960. Democratic candidate for Connecticut Legislature, 1958, 60.
Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1945, PTO. Fellow American Antiquarian Society. Member Society of America Historians (executive board), Western History Association, American Indian Ethnohistoric Conference, American Association State and Local History (executive council 1977-1978), United States Capitol History Society (council 1977-1980), 3d Marine Division Association, New York Westerners. Clubs: Harvard (New York City).
Married Elizabeth Carlisle Peet, March 13, 1948. Children: Diane (Mistress John Peavey), Alvin M. III, Allison Elizabeth (Mistress Steven Wolowitz), Katherine Anne (Mistress Rick Karaffa).