The great Indian wars, 1540-1890
(DVD)

Special features: gallery of rare and never-before-seen photographs and maps; interactive timeline highlighting pivotal events; biographies of notable cavalry officers and Indian chiefs.

Producer, Ron Meyer ; writers, Mark Reeder, Ron Meyer ; director, Ron Meyer ;

Narrator, Alphonse Keasley

"The year 1540 was a crucial turning point in American history. The great Indian wars were incited by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado when his expedition to the Great Plains launched the inevitable 350-year struggle between the white man and the American Indians. From that point forward, the series of battles between the United States and the Native American Indians began where blood was shed and ultimately tens of thousands of lives were lost on both sides. The Battle of Tippecanoe, the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, all three Seminole Wars, and the Battle of Little Big Horn were some of the most important conflicts that led up to the last massacre, the Battle of Wounded Knee, where America's landscape would be forever changed"--Container.

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