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PublisherTexas A&M University Press
ISBN-100890969523
ISBN-139780890969526
eBay Product ID (ePID)1664106
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameWichita Indians : Traders of Texas and the Southern Plains, 1540-1845
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
SubjectEthnic Studies / Native American Studies, American Government / General, Expeditions & Discoveries, United States / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorF. Todd Smith
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, History
SeriesCentennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN00-021984
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume Number87
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal976
SynopsisA history of the Wichita Indians from their first contact with Europeans in 1540 until 1845, when the United States annexed Texas. Offering descriptions of their battles, negotiations, trading practices and survival strategies, it traces their struggles to defend themselves from white settlers., When two Wichita traders first encountered Europeans visiting the Pecos Pueblo in 1540, the Wichita tribes dominated the Southern Plains area, which stretched from Kansas to Central Texas. In the three centuries that followed, the Wichitas would be forced to negotiate with competitors, both European and Indian, for land, resources, trade, and their very survival. The Wichita Indians presents a thorough narrative of these bands from their first contact with Europeans until 1845, when the United States annexed Texas. Historian F. Todd Smith provides background information on the Wichita Indians' provenance--the separate tribes of Taovayas, Tawakonis, Kichais, Wacos, and other bands whose shared language and culture united them for survival when external pressures increased. Offering detailed descriptions of their battles, negotiations, trading practices, and survival strategies, Smith traces the Wichitas' struggles to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances and defend themselves from encroaching tribes and white settlers. A companion to Smith's other works on the early Caddos and the post-1845 Wichita and Caddo peoples, The Wichita Indians fills a gap in the history of Native Americans by focusing on this important tribe whose influence peaked on the Southern Plains long before the United States came into being.
LC Classification NumberE99.W6S6 2000
