STANDING IN THE GAP. ARMY OUTPOSTS, PICKET STATIONS, AND THE PACIFICATION OF THE TEXAS FRONTIER 1866-1886
Published by Texas Christian University Press, [2001]., Forth Worth, 2001
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
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First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth, titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine, yellow endpapers, xiv, 234 pp., preface, introduction, illustrated, maps, portraits, notes, bibliography, index. At the conclusion of the Civil War as settlers began to move westward. The Texas frontier became a point of danger due to the Kiowa, Apache, and Comanche Indians protecting their lands. From the large military posts, outposts and picket stations were established in order to better protect the settlers and maintain order. These points were under the control and direction of the larger forts. This book describes the reasons for establishing these facilities and eventually deactivating them. As new, unread copy in dust jacket.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- STANDING IN THE GAP. ARMY OUTPOSTS, PICKET STATIONS, AND THE PACIFICATION OF THE TEXAS FRONTIER 1866-1886
- Author
- UGLOW, LOYD M.
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press, [2001]., Forth Worth
- Publication year
- 2001
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- [TEXAS].
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Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and Rare Books dealing with Western Americana, Ephemera and Mystery. Western Americana includes Maps, Photographs, Letters, Documents, Art, and Ephemeral Material related to the History of the American West, Canada and Northern Mexico. Our Specialties include Cowboys, Cattle and Development of the Range, Mountain Men and the Fur Trade, Frontier Military and Indian Wars, Outlaws and Lawmen of the Old West, Native American History and Ethnology, Exploration, Gold Rush, Railroad, Overland, Natural History and Travel. Books in Mystery include Detective Fiction, Golden Age, Espionage, Queen's Quorum, Sherlockiana, Artwork, Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone, References and PBO. All of the books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise. …
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