Prudent Soldier: A Biography of Major General E.R.S. Canby, 1817-1873. His military service in the Indian campaigns, in the Mexican War, in California, New Mexico, Utah, and Oregon; in the Civil War in the trans-Mississippi West, and as a military governor in the post-war South

Heyman, Max L.

Edité par Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, 1959

418pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Blue cloth with title and rules gilt stamped on backstrip. Top edge blue. Very good. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Complete with all plates and fold-out map. Volume 3 in the Frontier Military series. This biography of Canby filled a major gap in the history of major western military figures. Canby was assassinated in 1873 at the hands of Captain Jack while trying to settle the Modoc difficulties in northern California. His life included service throughout the west and this important biography was well received by the academic community and scholars on military service. Clark & Brunet 141. N° de réf. du vendeur 10017

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Titre : Prudent Soldier: A Biography of Major ...
Éditeur : Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale
Date d'édition : 1959
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Edition : First Edition.