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Wigwam and War-Path

by Alfred B. Meacham

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  1. 1Epigraph — Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Contents
  4. 4Chapter I — Early Reminiscences, Pow-E-Shiek’s Band
  5. 5Chapter II — Overland: Blood for Blood
  6. 6Chapter III — Indians and Miners
  7. 7Chapter IV — Diamond-Cut-Diamond
  8. 8Chapter V — Policies on Trial — “Oneatta”
  9. 9Chapter VI — Senatorial Brains Beaten by Savage Muscle — Pleasant W…
  10. 10Chapter VII — Phil Sheridan’s Old Home — What a Cabin Cost. Grand R…
  11. 11Chapter VIII — Stopping the Survey — Why
  12. 12Chapter IX — The Aged Pair — Birthplace of Legends
  13. 13Chapter X — Dangerous Place for Sinners
  14. 14Chapter XI — The Parson Brownlow of the Indian Service
  15. 15Chapter XII — No Place Like Home — Squaws in Hoops and Chignons
  16. 16Chapter XIII — “How-Lish-Wampo,” King of the Turf — A Dead Thing Cr…
  17. 17Chapter XIV — Snake War — Fighting the Devil With Fire
  18. 18Chapter XV — The Council With the Snake Indians — O-Che-o
  19. 19Chapter XVI — Over the Falls — First Election
  20. 20Chapter XVII — Klamath Court — Elopement Extraordinary
  21. 21Chapter XVIII — Omelets and Arrows — Big Steam-Boilers
  22. 22Chapter XIX — Modoc Blood Under a Flag of Truce — Seed Sown Twenty…
  23. 23Chapter XX — Blue Eyes and Black Ones, Which Win? — Tobey Riddle
  24. 24Chapter XXI — Burying the Hatchet — A Turning-Point
  25. 25Chapter XXII — U. S. Senators Cost Blood — Fair Fight — Open Field
  26. 26Chapter XXIII — Mourning Emblems and Military Pomp
  27. 27Chapter XXIV — Peace or War — One Hundred Lives Voted Away by Modoc…
  28. 28Chapter XXV — Modoc Steak for Breakfast — Gray-Eyed Man on the Warpath
  29. 29Chapter XXVI — Olive Branch and Cannon Balls — Which Will Win?
  30. 30Chapter XXVII — Captain Jack a Diplomat — Shoot Me If You Dare
  31. 31Chapter XXVIII — Who Had Been There — Who Had Not
  32. 32Chapter XXIX — Under a Woman’s Hat — The Last Appeal
  33. 33Chapter XXX — Assassination — “Kau-Tux-E” — The Death Prayer Smothe…
  34. 34Chapter XXXI — Harnessed Lightning Carrying Awful Tidings — He “Mak…
  35. 35Chapter XXXII — Horizontal Pyrotechnics — The Scalp Miracle — Kille…
  36. 36Chapter XXXIII — Music Don’t Soothe a Savage — Fighting the Devil W…
  37. 37Chapter XXXIV — Amen Out of Time — Friendly Advice From Enemies — B…
  38. 38Chapter XXXV — Last Hiding-Place — Hanging-Machine Untried — Modoc…
  39. 39Chapter XXXVI — Taking a Safe Look at a Subdued Lion — Power Behind…
  40. 40Chapter XXXVII — The Execution — The Royal Chief Out of Chains
  41. 41Chapter XXXVIII — The Two Gibbets
  42. 42Appendix to Chapter Six
  43. 43Appendix to Chapter Eight

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