Jeff Broome received this news from his publisher, a great review!

Comprised of thirteen specific incidences of Native American conflict with encroaching Americans forces, Indian Raids and Massacres: Essays on the Central Plains Indian War (Paperback - August 24, 2020) is enhanced for academia and the non-specialist general reader with the inclusion of a twenty-eight page Bibliography and a fourteen page Index. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, Indian Raids and Massacres: Essays on the Central Plains Indian War is an extraordinary work of original scholarship and unreservedly recommended for community, college, and university library Native American History and Western American History collections and supplemental curriculum reading lists.

~Midwest Book Review

Meeting on Saturday, January 23 at 1:30pm on Zoom.

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Broome is an expert historian and writer on the interactions of the settlers, the army, and the Indians of our Western Plains. While many writers give a romanticized view of the West, Broome offers a view of warfare that includes an examination of the atrocities from both sides.  
   Thanks to the use of seldom seen original Indian depredation files held at the National Archives, Broome gives a rare first-hand account of the Wild West.

Each chapter is a story unto itself and the book can be read in any order as well as from beginning to end.

There are two sides to these violent events, and, while the focus is on the Euro-American perspective, the contrary perspective of the Native American is also presented. Jeff relies on primary-source documents usually ignored by other authors, but more than that, he carefully sorts out all documents relating to each chapter, while carefully applying critical thinking skills to arrive at the probable truth of each event. Untapped Indian depredation claims housed in Washington, DC give the reader a deeper understanding of the terrors of Indian raids, especially when experienced by new settlers to the region. What emerges represents a bold and new history not found in other published accounts. These chapters reflect more than 20 years of Jeff’s research and writing on the Central Plains Indian War.

This is Jeff’s fourth book on incidents occurring in the Central Plains Indian war. Jeff is a 5th generation Coloradan, but lived in Salina for four years, graduating from St. John’s Military School. He received an MA at Baylor University and a PhD at CU, Boulder, both in philosophy. For the past four years he has resided in Beulah, Colorado. He is a member of the 6th District of the Kansas Authors Club and spoke at the Salina convention in 2017.

The softcover is available next week and the hardcover two or three weeks after that. Caxton Press is offering a new book discount (discount not available on Amazon) and can be ordered at the website of Caxton Press, under New Releases. They are taking orders now for both editions. www.caxtonpress.com/

Additionally, if one wants to purchase a signed and, if requested, inscribed copy, email Jeff for details: ​