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Nelson A. Miles and the twilight of the frontier army / Robert Wooster.
- Title
- Nelson A. Miles and the twilight of the frontier army / Robert Wooster.
- Author
- Wooster, Robert, 1956-
- Publication
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c1993.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | E745.M54 W66 1993 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xv, 391 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Based on a wide range of sources, including materials only recently made available to researchers, this first complete, carefully documented biography of Miles skillfully delineates the brilliant, abrasive, and controversial tactician whose career in many respects epitomized the story of the Old Army.
- Alternative Title
- Nelson A. Miles & the twilight of the frontier army.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Note
- Spine title: Nelson A. Miles & the twilight of the frontier army.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-375) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Ch. 1. The Boy from Westminster -- Ch. 2. Division Commander -- Ch. 3. Reconstruction -- Ch. 4. The Red River Wars -- Ch. 5. Victory against the Sioux -- Ch. 6. Capturing Chief Joseph -- Ch. 7. Disappointment -- Ch. 8. Northwestern Interlude -- Ch. 9. Geronimo -- Ch. 10. Pacific Coast Commander -- Ch. 11. The Ghost Dance -- Ch. 12. Commanding General -- Ch. 13. The Spanish-American War -- Ch. 14. Beef, Root, and Roosevelt -- Ch. 15. Twilight.
- ISBN
- 0803247591 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^^92025510^
- OCLC
- 26158485
- SCSB-12502185
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library