Chief Joseph: Chief of the Nez Percé
- ISBN-10
- 1567661653
- ISBN-13
- 9781567661651
- Series
- Chief Joseph
- Category
- Nez Percé Indians
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-08
- Publisher
- Childs World Incorporated
- Authors
- Cynthia Fitterer Klingel, Robert B. Noyed, Cynthia Klingel
Description
A brief introduction to the life of Chief Joseph, who fought to keep the Oregon land that his people had lived on for generations.
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