{"product_id":"troubled-trails-the-meeker-affair-and-the-expulsion-of-utes-from-colorado-9781607811299","title":"Troubled Trails: The Meeker Affair and the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen U.S. Cavalry troops rode onto the Ute Indian Reservation in northwestern Colorado on September 29, 1879, they triggered a chain of events that cost the Utes their homeland: a deadly battle at Milk Creek, the killing of all men at the Indian agency headed by Nathan Meeker, and the taking of three women and two children who were held hostage for 23 days. The Utes didn’t seek a fight with the whites, most of whom they viewed as friends. However, powerful whites in Colorado wanted the Utes expelled. The Meeker affair was an opportunity to achieve that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In\u003ci\u003e Troubled Trails\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Silbernagel casts new light on the story of the Meeker Affair. Using details from historical interview transcripts and newspaper articles, he reveals the personalities of the major characters—both Indian and non-Indian. He tells the story from many perspectives, including that of Indian Agent Nathan Meeker; the U.S. military; Nicaagat, a leader of the White River Utes; and Josephine Meeker, Nathan Meeker’s daughter, who was held hostage by the Utes. Silbernagel took great pains to tell a complete story, even following on horseback the trail taken by the Utes. As a result, his book paints a multifaceted picture of what took place and, most importantly, his portrayal brings the Ute side of the story into focus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen U.S. Cavalry troops rode onto the Ute Indian Reservation in northwestern Colorado on September 29, 1879, they triggered a chain of events that cost the Utes their homeland: a deadly battle at Milk Creek, the killing of all men at the Indian agency headed by Nathan Meeker, and the taking of three women and two children who were held hostage for 23 days. The Utes didn’t seek a fight with the whites, most of whom they viewed as friends. However, powerful whites in Colorado wanted the Utes expelled. The Meeker affair was an opportunity to achieve that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In\u003ci\u003e Troubled Trails\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Silbernagel casts new light on the story of the Meeker Affair. Using details from historical interview transcripts and newspaper articles, he reveals the personalities of the major characters—both Indian and non-Indian. He tells the story from many perspectives, including that of Indian Agent Nathan Meeker; the U.S. military; Nicaagat, a leader of the White River Utes; and Josephine Meeker, Nathan Meeker’s daughter, who was held hostage by the Utes. Silbernagel took great pains to tell a complete story, even following on horseback the trail taken by the Utes. As a result, his book paints a multifaceted picture of what took place and, most importantly, his portrayal brings the Ute side of the story into focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sibernagel has given life and color to the major figures. He not only provides an even-handed account, based on ‘accurate historical facts,’ but uses the oral history of the Indian people involved. He has proven that it is possible to reinterpret old and available written sources to shed new light on worn-out storylines and beliefs.”—Veronica E. Tiller, author of \u003ci\u003eCulture and Customs of the Apache Indians\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Troubled Trails \u003c\/i\u003esuccessfully illuminates these poorly studied events, rectifies historiographic errors, and integrates previously absent Ute perspectives into the historical record. A welcome addition to the histories of the intermountain West, Ute peoples specifically, and the histories of native dispossession more broadly.\"\u003ci\u003e—Montana: The Magazine of Western History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[A] thoroughly researched and fast-moving account.\"—\u003ci\u003eColorado Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A powerful and provocative story that draws us into the time and mind of western Colorado during the 1870s and 80s. Through Silbernagel’s meticulous research we can more fully appreciate the social, economic, and cultural differences that created the ‘perfect storm’ of distrust and misunderstanding of the two cultures. Readers will find this to be fascinating reading.”—\u003ci\u003eMike Perry, Executive Director, Museum of Western Colorado\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eTroubled Trails \u003c\/i\u003ewill become a benchmark book in Colorado history....[Silbernagel is] a sensitive writer who maintains a professional journalistic balance in his assessment of court documents, newspaper accounts, Congressional testimony and valuable Indian oral histories....[This is] a fine book deserving of a wide audience.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Silbernagel provides believable reconstruction that ties topography to historic account.... It is not a rehash but fresh insight into certain aspects of this twice-told tale. This book makes [a valuable contribution] in further understanding a complex series of events that pushed a relatively peaceful Indian group from the beautiful, mineral-rich mountains of Colorado to the high deserts of Utah.”—\u003ci\u003eUtah Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Floyd A. O’Neil\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eList of Individuals Involved in the Meeker Affair and Its Aftermath\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Nicaagat Confronts Josephine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. The Battle at Milk Creek and the Killings at the White River Indian Agency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Hostages in the Borderlands\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Trail Section 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Nicaagat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Hellbent for Help\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Horse Power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Trail Section 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Josephine Meeker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. She-towitch to the Rescue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Nicaagat Versus Nathan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Trail Section 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. The Word Gets Out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Trail Section 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Outrage!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. The Rescue Trail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. Chicago Rallies for She-towitch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. Investigation, Frustration, and Farce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. The Trail to Washington\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. The Colorado Plan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. The Trail to Utah\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22. The Final Trail for Nicaagat and Josephine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Appendices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix I. How Many Fought at Milk Creek?: Supplement to Chapter 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix II. Faster Horses: Supplement to Chapter 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix III. Mormons on Their Minds: Supplement to Chapter 9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix IV. One Family’s History: Supplement to Chapter 10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix V. Powell Speaks Out: Supplement to Chapter 13\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix VI. The Final Skirmish: Supplement to Chapter 16\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix VII. Colorow: Supplement to Chapter 18\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix VIII. What Happened to the Utes’ Horses?: Supplement to Chapter 21\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Utah Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041640513879,"sku":"9781607811299","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781607811299.jpg?v=1750951110","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/troubled-trails-the-meeker-affair-and-the-expulsion-of-utes-from-colorado-9781607811299","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}