The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Vol. 1November 20, 1872 - July 28 1876 |
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| Author:
| Bourke, John Gregory |
| Editor:
| Robinson, Charles M. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57441-161-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of North Texas Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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The first book in a series on the journals of a significant western military history officer, aide-de-camp to General George Crook and witness to battles of the Great Sioux War. Volume 1 begins during the Apache campaigns and in dealings with Cochise. Bourke’s ethnographic notes on the Apaches continued with further observations on the Hopis in 1874. The next year he turned his pen on the Sioux and Cheyenne during the 1875 Black Hills Expedition, writing some of his most...
More DescriptionThe first book in a series on the journals of a significant western military history officer, aide-de-camp to General George Crook and witness to battles of the Great Sioux War. Volume 1 begins during the Apache campaigns and in dealings with Cochise. Bourke’s ethnographic notes on the Apaches continued with further observations on the Hopis in 1874. The next year he turned his pen on the Sioux and Cheyenne during the 1875 Black Hills Expedition, writing some of his most jingoistic comments in favor of Manifest Destiny. This volume culminates with the momentous events of the Great Sioux War and vivid descriptions of the Powder River fight and the Battle of the Rosebud.