Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., author portrait
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Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.

Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., a leading historian of the American West, was the author of many award-winning books, including The Patriot ChiefsThe Indian Heritage of AmericaNow That the Buffalo's GoneThe Civil War in the American West500 Nations, and A Walk Toward Oregon. He was a vice president and editor of American Heritage magazine, the founding chairman of the board of trustees of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, and president of the Western History Association. Josephy died in the fall of 2005.

The Longest Trail
Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes
The Patriot Chiefs
America in 1492

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The Longest Trail
Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes
The Patriot Chiefs
America in 1492

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