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Courageous Escape From Nez Perce War Camp
George Cowan recounts August 1877 near Yellowstone where a small party, trapped by Looking Glass band, faced capture. Cowan endured gunfire across a treacherous trail, a broken leg and hip, and a brutal escape aided by white scouts, then reunited with his wife and rescued by General Howard's troops.
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Donald C. Fisher
George Cowan
Yellowstone Park
Cowan
Charley
Red Scout
Northwest
Mr. Cowan
Chief Looking Glase
Joseph
Looking Glass
Logking Glass
Looking-Glass
Nez Perce Creek
Poker Joe
Indiana
Conan
Howard
William Dingee
8. G. Fisher