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Author : Glenn E. Thompson
Release : 1993
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Prisoners on the Plains by : Glenn E. Thompson
Download or read book Prisoners on the Plains written by Glenn E. Thompson. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Glenn Thompson
Release : 1993
Genre : Nebraska
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Book Synopsis Prisoners on the Plains by : Glenn Thompson
Download or read book Prisoners on the Plains written by Glenn Thompson. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Glenn Thompson
Release : 2022-08-10
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Book Synopsis Prisoners on the Plains by : Glenn Thompson
Download or read book Prisoners on the Plains written by Glenn Thompson. This book was released on 2022-08-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prisoners on the Plains is a carefully researched and well written account of the German POW camps in Nebraska during World War II. The book provides important insights and invaluable new information about Nebraska's contribution to the war effort. Prisoners on the Plains includes extraordinary photographs and interviews with former POWs and U.S. military personnel.
Author : Brad D. Lookingbill
Release : 2006
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 391/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis War Dance at Fort Marion by : Brad D. Lookingbill
Download or read book War Dance at Fort Marion written by Brad D. Lookingbill. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War Dance at Fort Marion tells the powerful story of Kiowa, Cheyenne, Comanche, and Arapaho chiefs and warriors detained as prisoners of war by the U.S. Army. Held from 1875 until 1878 at Fort Marion in Saint Augustine, Florida, they participated in an educational experiment, initiated by Captain Richard Henry Pratt, as an alternative to standard imprisonment. This book, the first complete account of a unique cohort of Native peoples, brings their collective story to life and pays tribute to their individual talents and achievements. Throughout their incarceration, the Plains Indian leaders followed Pratt’s rules and met his educational demands even as they remained true to their own identities. Their actions spoke volumes about the sophistication of their cultural traditions, as they continued to practice Native dances and ceremonies and also illustrated their history and experiences in the now-famous ledger drawing books. Brad D. Lookingbill’s War Dance at Fort Marion draws on numerous primary documents, especially Native American accounts, to reconstruct the war prisoners’ story. The author shows that what began as Pratt’s effort to end the Indians’ resistance to their imposed exile transformed into a new vision to mold them into model citizens in mainstream American society, though this came at the cost of intense personal suffering and loss for the Indians.
Author : Melissa Amateis Marsh
Release : 2014-04-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 559/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Nebraska POW Camps by : Melissa Amateis Marsh
Download or read book Nebraska POW Camps written by Melissa Amateis Marsh. This book was released on 2014-04-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, thousands of Axis prisoners of war were held throughout Nebraska in base camps that included Fort Robinson, Camp Scottsbluff and Camp Atlanta. Many Nebraskans did not view the POWs as "evil Nazis." To them, they were ordinary men and very human. And while their stay was not entirely free from conflict, many former captives returned to the Cornhusker State to begin new lives after the cessation of hostilities. Drawing on first-person accounts from soldiers, former POWs and Nebraska residents, as well as archival research, Melissa Marsh delves into the neglected history of Nebraska's POW camps.
