Product Description

On November 10, 1808, the American militia and the chiefs from the Little Osage and Big Osage nations celebrated. Fort Osage, built on a Missouri River bluff 250 miles west of St. Louis, was officially opened on that date, and the Osage Indians signed a treaty with the Americans written by Governor Meriwether Lewis. For a short time, the fort did provide the Osage with a place to trade their furs. It also offered them limited protection from the many other tribes who were their enemies. However, the Osage chiefs discovered very quickly that the fort was small consolation for the lands they had given up by signing the treaty. Kristie C. Wolferman traces the history of the Osage Nation from its origins to its forced departure from Missouri. She demonstrates the ways in which the Osage culture changed with each new encounter of the Osage with Europeans. Their lives had been changed by the influx of white disease, by the use of European trade goods and weapons, and by the political control of Spanish, French, and American governments. As a result, the Fort Osage experiment came too late to establish lasting good relations between the white men and the Indians.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #678744 in Books
• Published on: 1997-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 119 pages

Customer Reviews

I have to second Jonathan on this one...
OMB it was hilarious seeing jonathan's review as i go to the same school and everything! i had mrs. wolferman last year in 7th grade, and she really is awesome! Also, I've read the book and it's very helpful if you want to learn about the Osage. Mrs. Wolferman rox loL!

Amazing! Kristie Wolferman is incredible!!!!!
I hate to brag, but I am lucky enough to have Kristie C. Wolferman as my 7th grade History teacher! Yuo may think I am eriting this review just becuase I personally know the author...and you're right, but I kow from experience that she is one of the best writers in the wolrd today! Today and yesterday I had two writing worksho classes with her and she taught me so much it's unbelieveable. This is so cool that I am writing a review about my own teacher. Mrs. Wolferman if you are reading this....YOU ROCK!!! Although I have never had the chance to read this book, I know that Mrs. Wolferman has written a great book, and I will read it! I bet you wish that Kristie C. Wolferman was your history teacher don't you? I know, it's not everyday you get a fomous author as your history teacher. If yuo want me to get her autograph for you, E-mail me. I will only charge $2.75. You may think that's a lot but for Kristie Wolferman's autograph? It;s totally worth it. You should definitaly read The Osage in Missouri. It's a great book, and you'll learn a lot!