Lewis and Clark Among the Nez Perce

By Allen V. Pinkham and Steven Ross Evans Lewis and Clark Among the Nez Perce is a generous and careful re-evaluation of what we all thought we knew about Lewis and Clark west of the Bitterroot Mountains. Pinkham and Evans evaluate both what Lewis and Clark understood and misunderstood in the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) lifeway and political structure. More particularly they have re-examined the journals for clues about how the Nez Perce reacted to the bearded strangers. They have also gathered together and put into print for the first time the stands of a surprisingly rich Nez Perce oral tradition.Soft cover. 299 pages.