Edité par Texas A&M University Press, 2012
ISBN 10 : 160344260X ISBN 13 : 9781603442602
Vendeur : River House Books, San Antonio, TX, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover Cloth 252 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Fine. Stated first edition 2012. Attractive black boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear with unbruised tips. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with no shelf wear - no tears, scrapes, stains, scratches, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. During his thirty-eight-year career as a military officer, Henry Clay Merriam received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Civil War, rose to prominence in the Western army, and exerted significant influence on the American West by establishing military posts, protecting rail lines, and maintaining an uneasy peace between settlers and Indians. Historian Jack Stokes Ballard's new study of Merriam's life and career sheds light on the experience of the western fort builders, whose impact on the US westward expansion, though less dramatic, was just as lasting as that of Indian fighters such as Custer and Sheridan. Further, Merriam's lengthy period in command of black troops offers a study in leadership and important understandings about the conditions under which African Americans served on the Western frontier. During the course of his service, Merriam crisscrossed the country, from Brownsville, Texas, to the Pacific Northwest and Vancouver Barracks, serving in eastern Washington, California, and Denver. Drawing extensively on the many letters and records associated with Merriam's long army career, Ballard presents his service in a wide range of settings, many of which have become the stuff of Western history: from conflict with Mexican revolutionaries on the Rio Grande to the miners' riots in Coeur d'Alene. Ballard's careful research provides a vivid picture of the military's role in the westward expansion.
Edité par Texas A&M U. Press, College Station, 2012
Vendeur : THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Edition originale Signé
Hardcover, in dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Signed by Ballard on the title page. Fine in fine, faintly spine-sunned dust jacket, in mylar cover.
Edité par Texas A&M University Press, 2012
ISBN 10 : 160344260X ISBN 13 : 9781603442602
Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.35.
Edité par Texas A&m University Press, 2012
Vendeur : AwardWinningBooks, Spring Branch, TX, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Etat : Very Good. VG Jacket in mylar 1st edition Publisher production copy so stamps stating such on top edge.