{"product_id":"9780700608911","title":"The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado - West, Elliott","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado\u003c\/u\u003e by West, Elliott\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover with Dust Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Univ Pr of Kansas, 1998\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecounts the struggles, triumphs, and defeats of both Indians and whites as they pursued their clashing dreams in Colorado during the mid-1800s. After centuries of many peoples fashioning their own cultures on the plains, the Cheyenne and other tribes found in the horse the power to create a heroic way of life that dominated the grasslands. The discovery of gold by whites challenged that way of life and led finally to the Indian Wars of the 1860s. Includes b\u0026amp;w photos and illustrations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Univ Pr of Kansas, 1998","offers":[{"title":"The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado \/ Good","offer_id":53250722857252,"sku":"9780700608911GD","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_c0ca0c03-043d-4876-a27d-37c4c3865cde.jpg?v=1781792931","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780700608911","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}