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Argonautical
"The Earth Is Weeping" : Peter Cozzens"
The epic story of the Indian Wars of the American West. A very readable and interesting book. Nothing to do with flying but it is military. Over 500 pages but it reads very easily and gives the story from both sides. it was quite an eye opener to me just how much the disunity amongst the tribes contributed to their own downfall. Highly recommended.
I think the original title of teh thread is correct and would happily argue with anybody who tries to make this only a "flying" thread read. This is a great thread because nobody is attempting to sell anything just share what they have read.
In relation to the tribes downfall, it wasn't just disunity, it was sheer numbers. To quote an Indian Leader ( using as it was then), "If we stop and kill 30 people in a Wagon train it does not stop the White faces coming, however if we lose 10 men on an attack on a Wagon train it could be the end of a tribe, we can't replace the numbers and these maybe the hunters of food for the tribe."
Ultimately White Mans Greed was what destroyed everything.
Disgressing a little bit but Indian culture and their attitude to the Land, Animals etc made them the first Environmentalists, where as Pale Faces were happy to destory mountains with water / chemicals to obtain Gold / Silver etc.