Synopses & Reviews
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressPublished in cooperation with the Idaho Legal SocietyIn December of 1905, ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg of Idaho was killed when a dynamite bomb shattered his home in Caldwell, Idaho. The dynamiters confession implicated four officials of the powerful Western Federation of Miners, a militant union that had figured prominently in the labor wars of the day. The trial of the union men became a subject of national interest.
Review
"A remarkable personal quest. Martin Stadius sets off to truly tell the story of the Nez Perce, the Real People. He follows the trail through the archives and over every mile of their odyssey, a journey both exhilarating and heartbreaking. This is blue-highways, tramp-the-weeds history at its best."—Elliott West, Professor of Native American Studies, Univ. of Arkansas Elliott West
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"Martin Stadius gives the reader a vivid account of the feelings he got while traveling the rugged 1,200 mile retreat route taken by Chief Joseph and his people over terrain which remains little changed today. For anyone interested in the incredible saga of the flight toward freedom by yhr courageous Nez Perce, this is a "must-read" book."—Bill Gulick, author of Chief Joseph Country Bill Gulick
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"Stadius' writing style is arresting, as he splices together historical events with his travels along the Nez Perce National Historic Trail. . . Dreamers is an important book, if only to help us understand another part of the Pacific Northwest's history. Though studius and research-filled, Dreamers does not read like a dry, dusty textbook. Instead it brings alive an important and tragic chapter of our region's past."—Tri-City Herald Tri-City Herald
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-425) and index.
About the Author
A former teacher and debate coach in Boise Idaho, David Grover now lives in Napa California.