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Starred Review on January 1, 2020 | Civil War Tales
The outcome of the Civil War in the West had profound implications for the Native population, the region, and the nation at large. Historian Nelson (Ruin Nation) argues that the war in the New Mexico territory was the pivotal theatre of the Civil War. Nelson adroitly weaves the lives and experiences of nine people, including a Union army wife, a Navajo woman, an Apache chief, a rancher, and a young lawyer, to show h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More