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Thomas Henry Tibbles

(Tibbles, Thomas Henry, 1840-1928)

Thomas Henry Tibbles (May 22, 1840 – May 14, 1928) was an American abolitionist, writer, journalist, Native American rights activist, and politician who was born in Ohio and lived in various other places in the United States, especially Nebraska. Tibbles played an important role in the trial of Standing Bear, a legal battle which led to the liberation of the Ponca tribe from the Indian Territory in Oklahoma in the year 1879. This landmark case led to important improvements in the civil rights of Native Americans throughout the country and opened the door to further advancement. (From Wikipedia)

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Peattie, Elia Wilkinson, 1862-1935

Books by Thomas Henry Tibbles:

Tibbles, Thomas Henry, 1840-1928: The American Peasant: A Timely Allegory (Chicago: F. J. Schulte and Co., 1892), also by Elia Wilkinson Peattie (HTML at unl.edu)

Additional books by Thomas Henry Tibbles in the extended shelves:

Tibbles, Thomas Henry, 1840-1928: Hidden power. A secret history of the Indian ring, its operations, intrigues, and machinations. Revealing the manner in which it controls three important departments of the United States government. A defense of the U. S. Army, and a solution of the Indian problem. (G. W. Carleton & Co.; [etc., etc.], 1881) (page images at HathiTrust)
Tibbles, Thomas Henry, 1840-1928: The Ponca chiefs. An Indian's attempt to appeal from the tomahawk to the courts. A full history of the robbery of the Ponca tribe of Indians, with all the papers filed and evidence taken in the Standing Bear habeas corpus case, and full text of Judge Dundy's celebrated decision, with some suggestions towards a solution of the Indian question. (Lockwood, Brooks & co., 1880), also by Wendell Phillips, Susette La Flesche Tibbles, and Brooks Lockwood (page images at HathiTrust)

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