Oliver Howard’s vivid account of his life and experiences among the Indian tribes he encountered in the late 1800s in Florida—including the Apaches in Arizona, the Pimas and Maricopas, the Papagoes, the Modocs in the Northwest, the Seminoles, the Nez Perces, the Sioux in Minnesota—is extraordinary reading. Howard chronicles his military campaigns, personal observations, and Native American culture and customs—in peace and in war. This is a fascinating memoir about the relationship between the United States’ government and the Native Americans.