Nez Perce National Historical Park

Author : National Park Service
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282412586
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Nez Perce Country written by National Park Service and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Nez Perce Country: A Handbook for Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho The N ez Perce Country of northeastern Oregon, southeastern Washington, and north-central Idaho is a land steeped in America's western heritage. Once it was home only to the Nez Perce Indians, but with the passage of time other people came to this land. The flow of new inhabitants began as a trickle with Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery in 1805-1806. The trickle grew in time as others came here for a variety of reasons. First came the trappers, traders, and missionaries, and then, after a discovery of gold, the trickle became a torrent of miners, loggers, farmers, and people just seeking adventure or running from some past adventure. The-different interests, goals, and aspirations of these individuals and groups blended or came into conflict here as a young nation, the United States, expanded westward in the 19th century. Today Nez Perce National Historical Park in north-central Idaho commemorates these people and their history. The park is like the story itself - a complex mosaic. Authorized by Congress in 1965, it comprises 24 sites - 4 administered by the National Park Service and 20 managed by State, tribal, local, or other Federal agencies. The sites, like beads on a loosely strung necklace, are found throughout an area covering some square kilometers square miles). The thread linking these sites together is the history of the Nez Perce people, a people aware of their past, proud of their culture, and an active part of the present. The park visitor center at Spalding has an extensive exhibit of Nez Perce clothing, baskets, hemp bags, horse gear, and other items reflecting the beauty of their culture. Park rangers there can provide you with information and answer your questions. Part 2 of this handbook provides a detailed account of the historical background of the Nez Perce Country and its people, and Part 3 assists travelers in making their way through the park and the surrounding area. Whether you are traveling through this beautiful land in your automobile or vicariously in your armchair, both the Nez Perces and the National Park Service welcome you to Nez Perce Country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.