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The Long War for the Northern Plains (Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars)
Stackpole Books, 2004
The Long War for the Northern Plains
+ AN INTERESTING SELECTION OF PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL
An excellent review in written and oral reports of dealing with the various Indian tribes. The motives of each of the combatants reveals an insight into what went wrong by the U.S. Government.
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The Struggle for Apacheria (Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890)
Stackpole Books, 2001
A Landmark in the Literature of the American West
This marvelous book can safely be said to be the last word on the Apache Wars. The breadth and scope of the original accounts presented here - most drawn from obscure 19th Century sources - is remarkable. There are newspaper interviews with General George Crook, an account of the Chiricahua Apaches ...
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Conquering the Southern Plains (Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890)
Stackpole Books, 2003
Eyewitness to the Indian Wars
+ A great series of books
Great historical work. Chock full of differing accounts of incidents from the regular foot soldier to the Indians themselves. Every page lends insights to life in the late 19 century and the fate of the American Indians battle against civilization.
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Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes 1850-1890
Gregory F. Michno
Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2003
An interesting read that's also a reference worth keeping
+ Boots on the Ground
+ Indian Wars Conflict Resolution.........
+ Extremely Comprehensive
+ An impressive work
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The Army and the Indian (Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890)
Stackpole Books, 2005
The Army and the Indian
An excellent background with the written and oral history of the Indian problem of the last half of the 1800's. The detail provided is an excellent report on the Army and it's requiremnts to follow the directions of a devious and inept Congress and Indian Commission.
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Indian Wars: The Campaign for the American West
Bill Yenne
Westholme Publishing, 2005
Tenacious Warriors
+ A solid survey of the military history of the Indian Wars
+ thartford
+ Order of Indian Wars of the United States Book Review
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Encyclopedia of American Indian Wars 1492-1890
Jerry Keenan
W. W. Norton & Company, 1999
great reading!
This is a book definately worth reading if you are at all interested in american/indian history.
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Army Regulars on the Western Frontier, 1848-1861
Durwood Ball
University of Oklahoma Press, 2001
Army Regulars on the Western Frontier: 1848-1861
This is the greatest book I've ever read! Not many quality books have been written on life in the army during this time period it is usually the Civil War or way before that. It is easy to understand and tons of details are at your fingertips. It is a researchers dream come true! Packed with 320 ...
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INDIAN WAR VETERANS: Memories of Army Life and Campaigns in the West, 1864-1898
Jerome Greene
Savas Beatie, 2007
Amazing First-hand Accounts from Indian War Veterans
+ Winning the West
+ Not to be missed
+ Mr. Greene does it again.
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Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hay: The Enlisted Soldier Fighting the Indian Wars
Don Rickey
University of Oklahoma Press, 1999
Solid history on the frontier soldier
+ As essential to the Indian Wars student as beans and hay were to the frontier army
+ Good book but lacks proper documentation
+ An in-depth look at the Soldiers serving in the west.
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The Wars for the Pacific Northwest (Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890)
Stackpole Books, 2002
This Book Works On Two Different Levels
This book works on two different levels for those who find the Indian Wars a compelling area of study. It contains much primary source material on two Indian Wars that have been covered relatively well in secondary sources--The Nez Perce War and the Modoc War. Indeed, the Nez Perce War section ...
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Frontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian, 1866-1891
Robert M. Utley
Bison Books, 1984
Objective, Unsympathetic, and Brilliantly Delivered
+ Tremendous
+ Soldiers out doing a job
+ A look at the real Frontier
+ An indispensable look at the frontier army
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Frontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 1848-1865
Robert M. Utley
University of Nebraska Press, 1991
Amazing Undertaking
+ Early Indian Wars
In this book Robert Utley describes in significant detail the operations of the United States and Volunteer Armies in the American West. Until this book I never quite grasped the magnitude of the problem involved, the competing vested interests, the vast distances covered and the logistical ...
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FIVE YEARS A CAVALRY MAN (Western Frontier Library)
H., H. McConnell
University of Oklahoma Press, 2000
An account of life on the post, not in the field.
H.H.McConnell's Five Years A Cavalryman is a rem iniscence of the author's military service in the U.S. 6th Cavalry in northwest Texas from 1866 to 1871.If you are interested in a straightforward firsthand account of life on a frontier post along with some interesting anecdotes you will like this ...
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The Long War for the Northern Plains (Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars)
Stackpole Books, 2004
The Long War for the Northern Plains
+ AN INTERESTING SELECTION OF PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL
An excellent review in written and oral reports of dealing with the various Indian tribes. The motives of each of the combatants reveals an insight into what went wrong by the U.S. Government.
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