Name: On the border with Crook. By: John G. Bourke (Illustrated)
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Author: Bourke, John G.
ISBN: 9781545408292

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On the border with Crook. By: John G. Bourke (Illustrated)

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Physical Book

Publisher

Createspace

Author

Bourke, John G.

Language

English

Pages

310

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.4 x 20.3 x 1.7 cm

Weight

0.62 kg.

ISBN13

9781545408292

Synopsis "On the border with Crook. By: John G. Bourke (Illustrated)"

John Gregory Bourke June 23, 1846 - June 8, 1896) was a captain in the United States Army and a prolific diarist and postbellum author; he wrote several books about the American Old West, including ethnologies of its indigenous peoples. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while a cavalryman in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Based on his service during the war, his commander nominated him to West Point, where he graduated in 1869, leading to service as an Army officer until his death.From 1870 until 1886 Captain John O. Bourke served on the staff of General George Crook, who Sherman described as the greatest Indian fighter the army ever had, a man whose prowess was demon-strated "from British America to Mexico, from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean." But On the Border with Crook is far more than a first-hand account of Crook's campaigns during the Plains Indian wars and in the Southwest. Alert, curious, and perceptive, Bourke brings to life the whole frontier scene. In crisp descriptions and telling anecdotes he recreates the events and landscapes through which he moved; he sketches sharp action-pictures not only of Crook and his fellow cavalrymen but also of such great leaders as Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and Geronimo. Perhaps most important, Bourke shows us how General Crook was able to achieve his most remarkable victory-how this man of war won and deserved the trust of the tribes he had subjugated

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