Massacres of the Mountains: A History of the Indian Wars of the Far West, 1815-1875

669 pp. With 110 illustrations. "Covering 60 years of merciless bloody conflict, it documents in infinite detail every major engagement ever fought in the West between the white men and Indians. An epic study of the savage struggle to carve an empire out of the wilderness and a grim commentary on the white man's treatment of the original Americans... chronicles the difficulties behind the battles, why and where--and by whom--the first shots were fired, and the final results."