Hear Me My Chiefs: Nez Perce Legend and History [Paperback]

Lucullus Virgil McWhorter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1952

The Nez Perce were a peacable and prosperous people who were oppressed, persecuted, misunderstood and badgered, yet avoided war until fateful forces pushed them into it.  McWhorter spent years interviewing, researching, then recording Nez Perce history and legend.

Editorial Reviews

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"Hear Me, My Chiefs! will appeal to scholars of western history as well as general collectors of Americana. It is well illustrated with photographs and maps, is thoroughly documented, and contains a very useful bibliography. Credit the Caxton Printers with another fine addition to their growing list of works on western development."—Robert G. Athearn, U of Colorado, Montana magazine

(Robert G. Athearn )

About the Author

Lucullus Virgil McWhorter was born in 1860 ina log cabin in what is now West Virginia.  From his earliest childhood, he was interested in everything pertaining to Indians.  He died in 1944 and, with the help of his son V.O. McWhorter this compilation of his last unfinished manuscript was published in 1952.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Caxton Press (September 1, 1952)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870043102
• ISBN-13: 978-0870043109
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,138,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece of Native American history, July 17, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hear Me My Chiefs: Nez Perce Legend and History (Paperback)

L. V. McWhorter's work first came to the notice of those interested in Native American Studies with the 1940 publication of Yellow Wolf: His Own Story, an outstanding first-person account of a warrior named who fought in the 1877 Nez Perce War. This compelled McWhorter to go deeper into his researches on the history and legends of the Nez Perce people. He died in 1944 before completing his manuscript for Hear Me, My Chiefs!: Nez Perce Legend & History. It was left to his son, V. O. McWhorter to organize his father's voluminous materials with the staff invaluable assistance of the State College of Washington at Pullman (which subsequently became Washington State University). That posthumous collaboration was published in 1952. Long out of print, the Caxton Press has now brought out Hear Me, My Chiefs! in a new addition for a new generation of readers. Simply put, no personal or academic Native American Studies library collection can be considered complete or comprehensive without the inclusion of a copy of L. V. McWhorter's masterpiece of Native American history, Hear Me, My Chiefs!: Nez Perce Legends & History.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The true story of the Nez Perce, November 6, 2006

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Robert R. Beeman "Bob" (Safford, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hear Me My Chiefs: Nez Perce Legend and History (Paperback)

This is an excellent book if you are interested in the Native American side of the story. It is well researched and documented. I recommend it to anyone interested in the history of the pre and post period of native struggles.