Sarah Winnemucca of the Northern Paiutes

Name: Sarah Winnemucca
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by Gae Whitney Canfield and Canfield

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Of the many Native American women who were torn between two cultures on the American frontier, three have captured the popular imagination: Pocahontas, Sacajawea, and Sarah Winnemucca. This is the first full-scale biography of Sarah, the daughter of a Northern Paiute chief in western Nevada.

During her short but adventurous life between about 1844 and 1891-Sarah Winnemucca worked tirelessly for the physical welfare and education of the Paiutes...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0806120908

ISBN13:9780806120904

Release Date:March 1988

Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press

Length:324 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"

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Americas Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Ethnic & National History Native American Native American Studies Politics & Social Sciences

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