ISBN-13 978-0-87004-460-1, Paperback
6 x 9, 400 pages, $18.95

   The Snake War is one of the least known of the many clashes of culture that occurred in the American West during the 19th century.

   People have long relished tales of the underdog and celebrated lost causes. We appreciate and praise those who have fought the good fight. The classic imagery of the Indian wars focuses on the war-bonneted horsemen of the Great Plains, Most Americans have heard of famous chiefs, like Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Geronimo, Cochise, and Crazy Horse. Few have heard of Paulina, Weahwewa, Howluck, or Ocheho, and to most people, Winnemucca is simply the name of a lonely stop on the Nevada Interstate. These were the men who led their people in a fight for survival in the Great Basin between the Rockies

   and the Sierras. Gregory Michno, author of several critically acclaimed books on America’s Indian wars, gives readers the first comprehensive look at the natives, soldiers and settlers who clashed on the high desert of Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Northern California in a struggle that over a four-year period claimed more lives than any other Western Indian War.

Gregory Michno

   Gregory Michno is a Michigan native. He attended Michigan State University and did post-graduate work at the University of Northern Colorado. An award-winning author, he has written two dozen articles and several books, dealing with World War II and the American West. His books include The Mystery of E Troop, Lakota Noon, USS Pampanito: Killer-Angel, Death on the Hellships, The Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, Battle at Sand Creek and A Fate Worse than Death, Indian Captivities in the West, 1830-1885. He also participated in editing and appearing in the dvd history, The Great Indian Wars 1540-1890. Greg and his wife Sue currently live in Longmont, Colorado.