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ThecentralplainsofNorthAmericatotheeastoftheRockyMountainswerehometothePlainsIndians;herethehuntinggroundsofthetwelve"typical"tribescoincidedwiththegrazingrangeofthelargestofthebuffaloherds.TheadoptionofahorsecultureheraldedthegoldenageofthePlainsIndians-anageabruptlyendedbytheinterventionofthewhiteman,whoforcedthemintoreservationsinthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.JasonHook'sfascinatingtextexploresthecultureofAmericanPlainsIndians,fromcamplifetoconquest,inavolumecomplementedbyphotographsandstunningartwork.