01739cam a2200313 4500 1329493520 TxAuBib 20240612120000.0 240530|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798862507096 TxAuBib Galloway, D. a. Bitter Ground: The epic journey of a banished people [PB]. Independently Published, 11/20/2023. After Graham Davidson witnessed Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn in June, 1876, he wanted a place to raise his family away from the battles of the Great Sioux War. Graham and Makawee travel with their two young children to northeast Oregon, hoping to find a home with the Nez Perce under Chief Joseph. When several Indian bands refuse to abide by a treaty that forces them onto a reservation, their peaceful life in the Wallowa Valley is shattered. Graham and his family join seven hundred Nez Perce in their flight from the US army in 1877. The caravan makes a perilous trek through Idaho, Yellowstone National Park, and Montana. The exiled people hope to reach Canada, where Lakota Chief Sitting Bull and his followers have taken refuge. Military leaders are determined to capture or kill the Nez Perce before they cross the border. Based on actual events. 20240612. Battles. West (U.S.) Oregon. 19th century. Exiles. Interracial couples. Nez Perce Tribe. Wallowa River Valley (Or.) Couples mixtes. 19e siaecle. Historical fiction. fast Western fiction. lcgft