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I'm down

I’m down with Chief Joseph:

"I will fight no more,

Forever."

— Conect11, Jul 09, 2007

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barbsdad2003

18 years 11 months ago

Quite Beautiful, This Brief Piece

I am so very, very familiar with accounts of Chief Joseph and his sensitive (and tough) leadership of the Nez Perce. I was born in Oregon. So his travails, especially those in and about the northeast corner of that state, have always been of profound interest to me. Of the underdogs that I have known or have had vicarious acquaintanceship with, he's held right up there among my very favorites. Thanx for this little gem. Yours, Chuck PS: There's an Oregon town not far from his old stomping grounds called Joseph (at the base of the Wallowa Mountains), so named after the Chief.