The Patriot Chiefs Author:Alvin M Josephy, Jr The heroic and tragic story of Indian resistance to the white man is told here for the first time in terms of the individuals who sparked it. The life stories of nine outstanding leaders represent different tribal backgrounds, different times and places, different aspects of leadership. Together they make a composite portrait of the character ... more »of the chief, the man whose strength or cunning or statesmanship put him at the nhead of his clan, and who valued resistance to the invader Indians" who came to terms with the whites, nor were they the mere troublemakers and crude savages. They were the patriots of their people, fighting a lost cause.« less