Thomas R. Buecker

Thomas R. Buecker (1948-2015) was a longtime employee of the Nebraska State Historical Society, serving as curator at Neligh Mill State Historic Site (1977-1985), the Fort Robinson Museum (1985-2011), and the Thomas P. Kennard House in Lincoln (2011-2015). He authored three books prior to this one: Fort Robinson and the American West, 1874-1899; Fort Robinson and the American Century, 1900-1948; and, A Brave Soldier & Honest Gentleman: Lt. James E. H. Foster in the West, 1873-1881, which received an Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History. He also wrote more than seventy published articles on the history of the West.