Unaffected by the Gospel: Osage Resistance to the Christian Invasion, 1673-1906: A Cultural Victory

by Willard Hughes Rollings

The Osage were fierce warriors who seized control of most of present-day Missouri and Arkansas in conflicts with other tribes. Against Euro-American invaders, however, they adopted nonviolent resistance. Even though their territory steadily diminished, and the tribe was relocated to a small strip in northern Oklahoma, the tribe's cultural and religious beliefs and practices survived. Willard Hughes Rollings claims Osage nonviolent resistance was a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826335586
• ISBN13: 9780826335586
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"