Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Egan, Ferol

Sand in a whirlwind the Paiute Indian War of 1860 Ferol Egan; Foreword by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. - Garden City, NY Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1972 - 316 p

Part I: A Season of Discontent 1859-60 --
1. An Occurrence at Black Rock Canyon --
2. A Desert Mystery --
3. The Victims of Justice --
4. Storms of Sorrow --
Part II: The Gathering Fury 1860 --
5. Rewards of Intolerance --
6. Too Many Hurts for Too Many Years --
7. The Deadly Spring --
Part III: The Cost of Violence 1860 --
8. An Indian for Breakfast --
9. The Big Bend of the Carson River --
10. Death on the Truckee --
11. The Taste of Fear --
Part IV: Sagebrush Soldiers 1860 --
12. California to the Rescue --
13. The Washoe Regiment --
14. Skirmish at Big Meadows --
15. The Battle of Pinnacle Mount --
Part V: An End to Glory 1860 --
16. When the Sun Was Low --
Epilogue: The Return of Seasons.

Sand in a Whirlwind is a dramatic account of the events surrounding hostilities between settlers and Indians in the spring of 1860.

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Paiute Indians Wars--1860
Paiute Indians

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