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Robert M. Utley
Taking a novel approach to the military history of the post-Civil War West, distinguished historian Robert Utley examines the careers of seven military leaders who served as major generals for…
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A history of the Texas Rangers, from their origins as fighters on the Texas frontier, to their role as lawmen of the Old West. The author shows how, under the…
Robert M Utley
Written by a respected Western historian, here is the definitive account of the Texas Rangers, a vivid portrait of these legendary peace officers and their role in a changing West.
Through lively personal narrative, Robert Utley offers an insider’s view of Park Service workings and problems, both at regional and national levels, during the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and…
Renowned western historian and expert on historic preservation, Robert Utley, turns his talents to his own life and career. Through lively personal narrative, Utley offers an insider’s view of Park…
Offers the most detailed and engagingly narrated history to date of the legendary two-year facedown and shootout in Lincoln. Until now, New Mexico’s late nineteenth-century Lincoln County War has served…
Offers a comprehensive history of the achievements and failures of the United States Regular and Volunteer Armies that confronted the Indian tribes of the West in the two decades between…
First published in 1984, Robert Utleyas The Indian Frontier of the American West 1846a1890, is considered a classic for both students and scholars. For this revision, Utley includes scholarship and…
Utley presents an action-packed history of the most fabled lawmen of the American West.
George Armstrong Custer–no figure in the history of the American West has more powerfully moved the human imagination. This new, illustrated book combines over 300 photos and paintings and draws…
In his preface to the revised edition, Utley writes about his summers (1947-1952) spent as a historical aide at the Custer Battlefield-as it was then known-and credits the work of…
The Last Sovereigns is the story of how Sitting Bull resisted the white man’s ways as a last best hope for the survival of an indigenous way of life-a nomadic…
Presents the history of the final, massive drive by the Regular Army to subdue and control the American Indians and open the West during the twenty-five years following the Civil…
Examines the career of the young outlaw whose life and death were an expression of the violence prevalent on the American frontier.
In 1807, a year after Lewis and Clark returned from the shores of the Pacific, groups of trappers and hunters began to drift West to tap the rich stocks of…
This fascinating account tells what the Sioux were like when they first came to their reservation and how their reaction to the new system eventually led to the last confrontation…
Renowned for ferocity in battle, legendary for an uncanny ability to elude capture, feared for the violence of his vengeful raids, the Apache fighter Geronimo captured the public imagination in…
Robert M. Utley presents an adventure-filled double biography of two of history’s most famous outlaws: Billy the Kid and Ned Kelly.
Few figures in American history have been so little understood as Sitting Bull. This first authoritative study of any Native American leader considers the legendary warrior in terms of his…
Describes the historic features to be seen at Fort Union and exposes a cross section of the entire sweep of 19th century history in the Southwest. As a base of…
Frederick Whittaker
Presents the biography of General George A Custer. This book describes Custer’s escapades as a cadet at West Point (where he was called Fanny because of his golden locks), his…
Kathy Mengak
This biography of the seventh director of the US National Park Service brings to life one of the most colourful, powerful, and politically astute people to hold this position. George…
Jody Edward Ginn
In this story of a rural Texas community’s resurrection, Jody Edward Ginn reveals a multifaceted history of the reform of the Texas Rangers and of an unexpected alliance between the…
John S. Gray
Retells the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
S. E. Spinks,Robert M. Utley
In a career forged in the saddle on scout duty along the Rio Grande, Arthur Hill witnessed dramatic changes from 1947 to 1974. From the Lone Star Steel strike, the…
Robert M Utley,National Park Service
On September 8, 1886, soldiers and Indians gathered on the parade ground of a frontier post nestled amid cactus-studded hills. A cordon of blueclad troopers formed around a train of…
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Jerry L. Rogers
Reconstructs the lost world of a sailor’s daily life in World War II. This moving work poignantly confronts the horrors of war, giving voice to a young sailor, the country…
The Battle of the Little Bighorn has always been wrapped in mystery and controversy because none of Custer’s men survived to tell what happened. Focusing on the origins of the…
Here is Custer as seen by himself, his contemporaries, and leading scholars. Combining first-person narratives, essays, and photographs, this book provides a complete introduction to Custer’s controversial personality and career…
A fine book…In the twenty-two chapters that comprise the background and the campaign narrative, the author is at his best when he moves away from the Washington scene to detail…
Douglas C. McChristian
At once panoramic and intimate, Regular Army O! uses the testimony of enlisted soldiers - drawn from more than 350 diaries, letters, and memoirs - to create a vivid picture…
Albert Barnitz,Jennie Barnitz
Includes letters of Albert and Jennie Barnitz that trigger a time machine in which we come to know a good deal more about Life in Custer’s Cavalry.
When brothers William and John Wright arrived in the United States from Ireland in 1850 and could find no other suitable employment, they joined the US Armys Regiment of Mounted…
Maurice Frink
Rebelling against the nineteenth-century compulsory peacetime military service of his fatherland, Bavarian-born Christian Barthelmess demonstrated his independent spirit by migrating to America and spending the greater part of his life…
William Y. Chalfant
An account of the first major battle between the US Army and the Cheyenne Indians which took place on the south fork of the Solomon River in northwest Kansas, 1857…
Ph D Donald R Lavash
Was Sheriff William Brady a willing pawn in the hands of a crooked political faction, or was he an honest man dedicated to law and order? After his extensive research…
