The Fleet Rabble Author:Frank Borden Hanes Recounting the incredible Nez Perce anabasis of 1877 and brings it to life across the panoply of the 1500-mile trail through Idaho and Montana. — The reader looks into the Indian characters, seeing them betrayed by their own people and disposed of their heritage as they face impossible odds on a terrifying flight. It is a story of courage, faith,... more » and remarkable adventure; of love, lust, hate and violence. It is interwoven with turmoil of battle after battle during which a small group of warriors fought superior forces of the United States Army. Above all, it is the story of the young chief, Jospeh, and is witness to his strength, pain and dreams as he shoulders the burdens of his people.« less