Carbine and Lance The Story of Old Fort Sill |
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| Author:
| Nye, Wilbur Sturtevant |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-7118-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1983 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $38.95 |
Book Description:
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From extensive research, conversations with both Indian and white eye witnesses, and his familiarity with Indian life and army affairs, Captain Nye has written an unforgettable account of these stirring time. The delineation of character and the reconstruction of colorful scenes, so often absent in historical writing, are to be found here in abundance. His Indians are made to live again: his scenes of post life could have been written only by an army man.
From extensive research, conversations with both Indian and white eye witnesses, and his familiarity with Indian life and army affairs, Captain Nye has written an unforgettable account of these stirring time. The delineation of character and the reconstruction of colorful scenes, so often absent in historical writing, are to be found here in abundance. His Indians are made to live again: his scenes of post life could have been written only by an army man.