AUTHOR OF "RUSTLINGS IN THE ROCKIES," "HUNTING IN THE GREAT WEST," "CRUISINGS IN THE CASCADES," ETC.
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK:
Rand, McNally & Company, Publishers,
1889.
Copyright, 1889, by Rand, McNally & Co.
INTRODUCTION.
Camp Pilot Butte, Wyoming,
March 17 1889.
Mr. G. O. Shields, Chicago, Ill.
Dear Sir: I have read with a great deal of interest and pleasure the manuscript of your book, entitled "The Battle of the Big Hole," and as a participant in the tragic affair it describes, can cheerfully commend it to all who are interested in obtaining a true history of the Nez Percé campaign. It is a graphic and truthful account of the Big Hole fight, and of the events leading up to it, and must prove a most valuable contribution to the history of our Indian wars.
I trust the book will meet with the generous reception it deserves.
Yours truly,
Chas. A. Coolidge,
Captain Seventh U.S. Infantry.