{"product_id":"9780878424313","title":"The Arikara War: The First Plains Indian War, 1823 - Nester, William R.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Arikara War: The First Plains Indian War, 1823\u003c\/u\u003e by Nester, William R.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Mountain Pr, 2001\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA comprehensive historical account of the first major military conflict between the United States Army and a Native American tribe on the Great Plains.\n\nExamines the brief, violent, and highly consequential conflict between the United States and the Arikara nation along the Upper Missouri River. Author William R. Nester uses this specific frontier clash to illustrate a much larger historical shift: the moment the U.S. government transitioned from treating Native nations as sovereign trading partners to treating them as obstacles to westward expansion.\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":"Mountain Pr, 2001","offers":[{"title":"The Arikara War: The First Plains Indian War, 1823 \/ Very Good","offer_id":56195293610276,"sku":"9780878424313VG","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_aead27f9-35d6-4090-915a-4ef3a07783f0.jpg?v=1788399328","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780878424313","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}