Conquering the Southern Plains (Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890) - Hardcover

Book 3 of 5: Eyewitness6es to the Indian Wars

Peter Cozzens

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Synopsis

"Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890: Conquering the Southern Plains" is the third in a planned five-volume series that will tell the saga of the military struggle for the American West in the words of the soldiers, non-combatants, and Native Americans who shaped it. "Volume III: Conquering the Southern Plains" offers as complete a selection of outstanding original accounts pertaining to the struggle for the Southern Plains and Texas as may be gathered under one cover. It contains accounts from such notable military participants as George Armstrong Custer, Nelson A. Miles, Wesley Merritt, and Frederick W. Benteen.

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About the Author

Peter Cozzens is a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State and the author of eight acclaimed books on the Civil War and Western history, including the trilogy "The Civil War in the West" and "General John Pope: A Life for the Nation."

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