BOOKS - Now That the Buffalo's Gone - 1984

A study of Today's (pre-1984) American Indians.  Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.  A very comprehensive overview from a pretty straightforward perspective on Native Americans and their struggles. Josephy, 1915- 2005. Alvin M. Josephy Jr. was an American historian who specialized in Native American issues. New York Times reviewer Herbert Mitgang called him in 1982 the "leading non-Indian writer about Native Americans" A former editor in chief of American Heritage Publishing, Mr. Josephy (pronounced jo-SEFF-ee) wrote or edited more than a dozen books about the American Indian experience. He wrote "The Patriot Chiefs" (Viking, 1961); "The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest" (Yale University, 1965); and "Now That the Buffalo's Gone" (Knopf, 1982), among other titles.  Because of his knowledge and his passion, he was also the founding chairman of the board of the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. all but one are hard cover