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Ranger dawn : the American ranger from the colonial era to the Mexican War / Robert W. Black.
- Title
- Ranger dawn : the American ranger from the colonial era to the Mexican War / Robert W. Black.
- Author
- Black, Robert W.
- Publication
- Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | UA34.R36 B53 2009 | Off-site |
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- Description
- viii, 359 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- Stackpole military history series
- Uniform Title
- Stackpole military history series
- Subject
- United States. Army > History > 18th century
- United States. Army > History > 19th century
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Commando operations
- Special forces (Military science) > United States > History > 18th century
- Special forces (Military science) > United States > History > 19th century
- United States > Commando operations. > Revolution, 1775-1783
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Genesis of the ranger -- Early Indian wars -- Old fights, new world -- The French and Indian war, 1754-63 -- The river and the lakes -- Pontiac's War, 1763 -- Rangers in the Revolution -- Citizen-soldiers -- War in the North -- To Boston and beyond -- George Rogers Clark captures the West -- Blood on the border -- War in the South -- Turning the tide -- Post-Revolution fights and the War of 1812 -- The birth of Texas -- The triangle of war -- Texas independence -- Ranger Jack Hayes and the Colts -- Manifest destiny -- Peace and war.
- ISBN
- 9780811736008
- 0811736008
- LCCN
- ^^2008045324
- OCLC
- 263409208
- SCSB-11981503
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library