Tending the Talking Wire: A Buck Soldier's View of Indian Country, 1863-1866 (University of Utah Publications in the American West)
Language: English
Published by University of Utah Press, 2002
- Softcover
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Clean and tight, no markings. Front cover with light scoring. 20 illustrations, 3 maps. The author was a trooper in the 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry which secured the newly strung transcontinental telegraph, "the talking wire." // Shipped carefully packed in a sturdy box. University of Utah Publications in the American West.
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- Title
- Tending the Talking Wire: A Buck Soldier's View of Indian Country, 1863-1866 (University of Utah Publications in the American West)
- Author
- Johnson, Hervey
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0874803527
- ISBN 13
- 9780874803525
- Item weight
- 1.4 pounds
- Dimensions
- 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
- Seller catalogs
- Western Americana
Hervey Johnson's letters offer a fascinating first-person account of the critical Indian War years on the high plains of eastern Wyoming during which a confederation of Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians successfully defended their Powder River buffalo range.
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About the Author
Dr. Unrau teaches at Wichita State University and is author of several works on Indian-white relations. Dr Unrau also serves as historical and legal consultant to several Indian tribes in Oklahoma, including the Kaws, Tonkawas, Poncas, and Pawnees.
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