Shoshonean Peoples and the Overland Trail : Frontiers of the Utah Superintendency of Indian Affairs, 1849–1869 / / Dale L. Morgan ; edited and introduced by Richard L. Saunders ; ethnohistorical essay by Gregory E. Smoak.

• Author: Morgan, Dale L. 1914-1971.
• TeilnehmendeR: Smoak, Gregory E., 1962-; Saunders, Richard L., 1963-
• Place / Publishing House: Logan : : Utah State University Press,, 2007.; ©2007.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (434 pages) :; illustrations

This compilation of Dale Morgan's historical work on Indians in the Intermountain West focuses primarily on the Shoshone who lived near the Oregon and California trails. Three connected works by Morgan are included: First is his classic article on the history of the Utah Superintendency of Indian Affairs. This is followed by a previously unpublished history of early relations among the Western Shoshoni, emigrants, and the government along the California Trail. The book concludes with an important set of government reports and correspondence from the National Archives concerning the Eastern Shoshone and their leader Washakie. Morgan heavily annotated these for serial publication in the Annals of Wyoming. He also wrote a previously unpublished history of early relations among the Western Shoshone, emigrants, and the government along the California Trail. Morgan biographer Richard L. Saunders introduces, edits, and further annotates this collection. His introduction includes an intellectual biography of Morgan that focuses on the place of the anthologized pieces in Morgan's corpus. Gregory E. Smoak, a leading historian of the Shoshone, contributes an ethnohistorical essay as additional context for Morgan's work.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Editorial Note and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Dale L. Morgan and the Study of Indian Affairs -- The Newe (the People) and the Utah Superintendency -- The Administration of Indian Affairs in Utah, 1851-1858 (1948) -- Indian Affairs on the California Trail, 1849-1860 (1949) -- Washakie and the Shoshoni: A Selection of Documents from the Records of the Utah Superintendency of Indian Affairs,1850-1869 (originally in ten parts, 1953-1957) -- Appendix: Selected Notes -- Index.