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    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., author portrait
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    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., a leading historian of the American West, was the author of many award-winning books, including The Patriot Chiefs, The Indian Heritage of America, Now That the Buffalo's Gone, The Civil War in the American West, 500 Nations, and A Walk Toward Oregon. He was a vice president and editor of American Heritage magazine, the founding chairman of the board of trustees of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, and president of the Western History Association. Josephy died in the fall of 2005.

    The Longest Trail
    The Longest Trail
    Writings on American Indian History, Culture, and Politics
    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
    9780345806918
    $20.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 27, 2015
    Vintage
    Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes
    Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes
    Nine Indian Writers on the Legacy of the Expedition
    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
    9781400077496
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Jun 12, 2007
    Vintage
    The Patriot Chiefs
    The Patriot Chiefs
    A Chronicle of American Indian Resistance; Revised Edition
    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
    9780140234633
    $27.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 01, 1993
    Penguin Books
    The Civil War in the American West
    The Civil War in the American West
    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
    9780679740032
    $23.00 US
    Paperback
    Jul 27, 1993
    Vintage
    America in 1492
    America in 1492
    The World of the Indian Peoples Before the Arrival of Columbus
    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
    9780679743378
    $21.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 02, 1993
    Vintage

    Books

    The Longest Trail
    The Longest Trail
    Writings on American Indian History, Culture, and Politics
    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
    9780345806918
    $20.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 27, 2015
    Vintage
    Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes
    Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes
    Nine Indian Writers on the Legacy of the Expedition
    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
    9781400077496
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Jun 12, 2007
    Vintage
    The Patriot Chiefs
    The Patriot Chiefs
    A Chronicle of American Indian Resistance; Revised Edition
    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
    9780140234633
    $27.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 01, 1993
    Penguin Books
    The Civil War in the American West
    The Civil War in the American West
    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
    9780679740032
    $23.00 US
    Paperback
    Jul 27, 1993
    Vintage
    America in 1492
    America in 1492
    The World of the Indian Peoples Before the Arrival of Columbus
    Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
    9780679743378
    $21.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 02, 1993
    Vintage

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