Hero of Beecher Island: The Life and Military Career - Couverture souple

Dixon, D

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803266057 ISBN 13 : 9780803266056

Editeur : University of Nebraska Press, 1997

Synopsis

'Exciting to read. David Dixon has made the best possible use of the existing documents and survivors' accounts to bring you a stirring re-creation of life in the Indian War army' - "Civil War Courier". 'Interesting and insightful ...a pleasure to read. It will be of special interest to students of the Old Army' - "Illinois Historical Journal". 'Dixon not only tells a good biography but also provides information about the military settlement of the frontier' - "Wild West". 'Helps to round out the picture of the late-nineteenth-century army and gives additional details of Phil Sheridan's 'military family' - "Journal of American History". 'A comprehensive and articulate biography of an officer too long relegated to obscurity ...Its major contribution is its placement of the army of Forsyth's era in a striking political-economic context' - "Nebraska History". 'A most compelling narrative about a fascinating personality. The book is thoroughly researched, its prose is lean and crisp' - "Tombstone Epitaph". The 1868 Battle of Beecher Island in eastern Colorado helped mold the popular conception of Indian warfare and made a hero of George A. Forsyth. This prize-winning biography provides fresh insight into Forsyth's life and the role played by the United States Army during the post-Civil War period. David Dixon is an associate professor of history at Slippery Rock University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Nebraska Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803266057
• ISBN 13: 9780803266056
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 275
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible