The Snake War is one of the least known of the many clashes of culture that occurred in the American West during the 19th Century. Most Americans have heard of famous chiefs like Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Geronimo, Cochise, and Crazy Horse. Few have heard of Paulina, Weahwewa, Howluck, or Ocheho. To most people, Winnemucca is simply the name of a lonely stop on the Nevada Interstate. These were the men who led their people in a fight for survival in the Great Basin between the Rockies and the Sierras. The author gives readers the first comprehensive look at the natives, soldiers, and settlers who clashed on the high desert of Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, and Northern California in a struggle that, over a 4-year period, claimed more lives than any other Western Indian war

1864 - 1868, Bannock Guerres, Bannock Indians Wars, Northern Paiute Indians Wars, Paiute Indians Wars, Shoshone Guerres, Shoshoni Indians Wars, Snake War, 1864-1868

Organizing for war The Great Basin and its Indian tribes Antecedents of the 1864 war The opening shots "I am being systematically slaughtered" Drew's expedition Operations in Nevada and Idaho, 1864 Peach attempts Trouble spreads to Nevada Fighting in Nevada, 1865 The peace fails : Oregon, 1865 Summer and Fall campaigns, Oregon, 1865 "Those ... boys soon spoil without their regular fight" The Regulars arrive : Oregon 1866 Hide and Seek, Summer and Fall, 1866 Crook takes over More fighting in Nevada The death of Paulina "It was no easy task" Summer 1867 "I never wanted dynamite so bad" Last of the Warm Springs Scouts The Denoille Incident "As for grain, we had none" The fourth Spring "I did not come here to shake hands with him" The war winds down Conclusions Appendices