"Modoc: The Tribe that Wouldn't Die" -- by Cheewa James.
2008. Includes historical account of events leading up to the war,
as well as long after the war. Also includes fictionalized sections
illustrating how the war might have impacted individual Modoc
Indians.
"The Modocs and Their War" -- by Keith Murray. 1959. Regarded
by many as one of the standard works on the Modoc War.
"Indian History of the Modoc War" -- by Jeff Riddle. Favored
by descendants of the Klamath and Modoc tribes as an accurate
account of the war. Jeff Riddle was the son of Toby "Winema" Riddle,
a Modoc woman who sought peace between Indians and whites.
Text available online.
"Modoc War: Its Military History and Topography" -- by Erwin
Thompson. Focuses on strategic and tactical aspects of the war.
Includes several maps.
Book available online.
"Captain Jack" -- by Doris Palmer Payne. 1938. A biography of
the leader of the Modocs who refused government orders to return to
the Klamath Reservation.
"Following the Indian Wars" -- by Oliver Knight. 1960. An
account of newspaper coverage of the Indian wars of the West.
Includes a chapter of the Modoc War.
"Guardhouse, Gallows and Graves" -- by Francis Landrum. A
compilation of articles, reports and correspondence related to the
Modoc War and the execution of four Modoc leaders.
