Author: Lucullus Virgil McWhorter
735 pages - maps and photos
Trade Paper
Product Description
LUCULLUS VIRGIL MCWHORTER was born in 1860 in a
log cabin in what is now West Virginia. From his earliest
childhood, he was interested in everything pertaining to Indians.
McWhorter realized a long-time dream in 1903 when he moved
to Yakima, Washington. He became acquainted with many Native
Americans. He was one of the few whites to stand up for Indians
in land and water disputes in that period.
In 1940, The Caxton Printers published McWhorter’s
Yellow Wolf: His Own Story, a first-person account of a warrior
who fought in the 1877 Nez Perce War. McWhorter decided
to delve deeper into the history and legends of the Nez Perce
people. Unfortunately, he died in 1944 before completing the new
manuscript. His son, V.O. McWhorter, organized the material
with the help of staff of State College of Washington at Pullman
(today’s Washington State University). The first edition of Hear
Me, My Chiefs was published in 1952.
Today, McWhorter’s two books on the Nez Perce are
considered foundation material for any study of that Pacific
Northwest culture.
|
|