McPherson argues that, instead of being a downtrodden group of prisoners, defeated militarily in the 1860s and dependent on the U.S. government for protection and guidance in the 1870s and 80s, the Navajo nation was vigorously involved in defending and expanding the borders of their homelands. This was accomplished not through war nor as a concerted effort, but by an aggressive defensive policy built on individual action that varied with changing circumstances. Many Navajos never made the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo. Instead they eluded capture in northern and western hinterlands and thereby pushed out their frontier. This book focuses on the events and activities in one part of the Navajo borderlands-the northern frontier-where between 1860 and 1900 the Navajos were able to secure a large portion of land that is still part of the reservation. This expansion was achieved during a period when most Native Americans were losing their lands.
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"A work as unique and beautiful as a Navajo rug." -- Clifford E. Trafzer
"This as a fine example of the kind of analysis possible when native people's perspectives are examined." -- Laura Graves, Ethnohistory
"This as a fine example of the kind of analysis possible when native people's perspectives are examined." -- Laura Graves, Ethnohistory
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Robert S. McPherson is the editor of The Journey of Navajo Oshley: An Autobiography and Life History, which one the 2000 Evans Handcart Award, and the co-author of River Flowing from the Sunrise: An Environmental History of the Lower San Juan, which won the 2001 Norris and Carol Hundley Award.
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A welcome addition to Native American history reading lists,
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This review is from: The Northern Navajo Frontier, 1860-1900: Expansion Through Adversity (Paperback)
Robert McPherson's The Northern Navajo Frontier 1860-1900: Expansion Through Adversity is an amazing and informative examination of how the Navajos successfully defended and expanded their territory in an era when most Native Americans lost their lands. Focusing on the northern frontier borderlands and the "aggressive defensive" used to hold on to them, largely without making war, The Northern Navajo Frontier 1860-1900 is a revealing look at how it is possible for a people to survive even when they are outnumbered and outgunned. The scholarly, college-level text is meticulously researched and preoccupied with truly understanding what was truly happening on the Northern Navajo Frontier and why during the specified period of 40 years. A most fascinating and thought-provoking study, The Northern Navajo Frontier 1860-1900 is an impressive and welcome addition to Native American history reading lists and reference collections.
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