"I will fight no more forever" Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War - Beal, Merrill D. 1898-1990 (New York Ballantine Books, Inc., 1963)
From Peace to war. The Nez Perces at home -- A golden age of Indian relations -- Indian treaties and controversies -- On the warpath -- The campaign in Idaho. The Battle of White Bird Canyon -- Aftermaths, skirmishes, and repercussions -- The Battle of Clearwater -- Crossing the Bitterroot Ranges. Crossing the Lolo Trail -- Affairs at Fort Fizzle and in Montana -- From Lolo Creek to the Big Hole Basin -- The Battle of the Big Hole -- Casualties, evaluations, and reactions -- Incidents on the route to Camas Meadows -- The raid and battle of Camas Meadows -- On to Yellowstone National Park -- Indians and soldiers cross the park -- Flight toward Canada. Escaping the Absaroka blockade -- The Battle of Canyon Creek -- From the Musselshell to the Bear Paw Range -- Seventh Cavalry Success -- Colonel Nelson A. Miles enters the campaign -- The Battle of Bear Paws -- "I will fight forever no more" -- A summary of the Nez Perce campaign -- Exile decreed, applied and abandoned. Trails of triumph and tears -- Survival in exile -- Epical twilights.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-390) and index.
Keywords: Joseph, Nez Perce Chief -- 1840-1904.; Nez Perce Indians -- Wars, 1877.