Crimsoned Prairie : The Indian Wars on the Great Plains
by Marshall, S. L. A
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons - A Lisa Drew Book, 1972. Hard Back. Very Good/Fair. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2. 268 pages Indexed. Red boards with gold spine lettering. Very slight spine twist from improper storage but beyond that it is an As New book with faultless interior. Center section of black and white photographs. Dust jacket front illustration is from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, August 12, 1876. Front of dust jacket is complete with only minor edge wear while the back has a 3 inch tear and and small chunk missing. The story of the Indian wars on the Great plains with the Plains Indians During the Winning of the West as told by a foremost writer on military affairs. The long war between the post Civil War army and the Sioux, Cheyenne, and other Plains Indians is given a thorough analysis of military tacdtics. General Marshall visited the sites of the principal battlefields of the twenty-five year long war and using geography and often-conflicdting battle reports a realistic account of what probably happened. Here are the battle stories of the Nez Perce and Chief Joseph, Custer's last stand, and the the battle of Wounded Knee all from a military point of view. He reminds us that these were military battles indeed and that not all Indians were virtuous and trustworthy and that not all white men were greedy and unscrupulous. Illustrated throughout with maps and drawings.
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- Bookseller
- Dons Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7809
- Title
- Crimsoned Prairie : The Indian Wars on the Great Plains
- Author
- Marshall, S. L. A
- Format/Binding
- Hard Back
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons - A Lisa Drew Book
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 5 1/2" x 8 1/2
- Keywords
- INDIANS NORTH AMERICA WARS HISTORY NATIVE AMERICAN
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