The View from Officers Row: Army Perceptions of Western Indians

Smith, Sherry L.

ISBN 10: 0816510180 / ISBN 13: 9780816510184

Edité par University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1990

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INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION in rust-colored cloth with illustrated dust jacket, 6 photos and 1 double-page map (listed), biblio., index, 264pp. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. O'Keefe #2235. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket in mylar protection. The views of U.S. military officers, incuding Custer, of Indians they battled during the Indian Wars of 1848-1890, most of whom had great respect for the Indians.

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• Titre: The View from Officers Row: Army Perceptions of Western Indians
• Éditeur: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma
• Date de parution: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0816510180
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780816510184
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• Impression: 1st printing
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Very Good+

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Synopsis

Capturing military men in contemplation rather than combat, Sherry Smith reveals American army officers' views about the Indians against whom they fought in the last half of the nineteenth century. She demonstrates that these officers--and their wives--did not share a monolithic, negative view of their enemies, but instead often developed a great respect for Indians and their cultures. Some officers even came to question Indian policy, expressed misgivings about their personal involvement in the Indian Wars, and openly sympathized with their foe. The book reviews the period 1848-1890--from the acquisition of the Mexican Cession to the Battle of Wounded Knee--and encompasses the entire trans-Mississippi West. Resting primarily on personal documents drawn from a representative sample of the officer corps at all levels, the study seeks to juxtapose the opinions of high-ranking officers with those of officers of lesser prominence, who were perhaps less inclined to express personal opinions in official reports.No educated segment of American society had more prolonged contact with Indians than did army officers and their wives, yet not until now has such an overview of their attitudes been presented. Smith's work demolishes the stereotype of the Indian-hating officer and broadens our understanding of the role of the army in the American West.