Northwestern Fights and Fighters

by Cyrus Townsend Brady

1923. Illustrated with original drawings, maps and photographs. From the In response to a request for contributions from participants in the Modoc and Nez Perce wars, numerous papers were submitted, all of such high value, not only from an historic but from a literary point of view as well, that I had not the presumption to rewrite them myself-not even the proverbial assurance of the historian would warrant that. Therefore, I have contented myself with writing a general and comprehensive account of each of the two wars considered, leaving to the actors themselves the telling in full of the detailed story of the splendid achievements in which they were making history. I can affirm, therefore, that never before has there been included in a single volume such a remarkable and interesting collection of personal experiences in our Indian Wars as in this book.

373 pages, Paperback

First published June 23, 1979

About the author

Cyrus Townsend Brady (December 20, 1861 – January 24, 1920) was a journalist, historian and adventure writer. His best-known work is Indian Fights and Fighters.
He was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1883. In 1889, he was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal church, and was ordained a priest in 1890. His first wife was Clarissa Guthrie, who died in 1890. His second wife was Mary Barrett.

Brady's first major book, For Love of Country, whilst telling the story of a fictitious John Seymour, was actually based in part on the true heroics of Nicholas Biddle, one of the first five captains of the fledgling Continental Navy.[1]

Brady was also famous for his opposing views about feminism and Women's suffrage: he preached many anti-suffrage sermons and described women voters as "an insult to God".[2]

In 1914, Brady began working as a screenwriter at Vitagraph Company of America.[3]

Brady died in Yonkers, New York of pneumonia at age 58.

Reviews

[Will · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book consisting of contemporaneous essays by primarily US Army officers about the Nez Perce War. While it was occasionally dry, it was very informative about the wars and the great respect the soldiers had for their opponent, Chief Joseph.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brady explores and details the wars between Native Americans and the US in the Pacific Northwest. The Indian wars weren't just with the Sioux and the Apache.

[Walter Knapp · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good account of the fights except they were written in a 19th-century style which is a little hard to read. Also, the eye-witness accounts were all white men and/or soldiers.