"For three long centuries the survival of the Navajo nation was threatened by white aggressors. Now Frank McNitt has written the first complete history of the Navajo wars from the time of Coronado's arrival on the plains of New Mexico to the Fort Fauntleroy massacre of 1861." -- from the book jacket.

Includes map of the Route of the Second Column Against the Navajoe Indians in 1858.

Spanish contact - Cebolleta and the Dine Ana'aii - Juanico and Vizcarra - Mexican Rule -- The treaty of Ojo del Oso - Campaigns of 1847-1849 - Many faces of Sandoval - Navajo Naach'id - Forts on the Frontier - Council at Jemez - An incident at Vallecito - Renedevous on the San Juan - Interval of Peace - Treaty of Laguna Negra -- Raids on the Puerco - Haashk'aan Silah Mesa - Seeds of War - Alienation of Manuelito - Reprisal -- Miles Campaign - 1859-60: the War Makers - Nahondzod - Massacre at Fort Fauntleroy -- Appendix: Narbona's Engagement with Navajos at Canyon de chilly - Origin of the Dine Ana'aii -- Treaty of Laguna Negra -- Traffic in Slaves.