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Time in the Wilderness describes John J. Pershing’s early years and experiences, fleshing out the years of remote postings in places such as New Mexico, the Dakotas, and Montana, accompanied by sporadic Indian fighting, often overlooked in other biographies.
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Introduction: Canyon, June 1889
1. Childhood, 1860–73
2. Community, 1873–82
3. Cadets, 1882–87
4. Cavalry, 1887–90
5. Cloak, 1890–91
6. College, 1891–95
7. Cree, 1895–98
8. Cuba, 1898
9. Colony, 1898–1903
10. Courtship, 1903–9
11. Conquest, 1909–13
12. Calamity, 1913–16
13. Chase, 1916–17
Conclusion: Civilian, 1917–48
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Tim McNeese is a professor of history at York College. He has written more than 130 books and educational materials, many for young readers, including Complete Myths of Native America, Revolutionary Spies: Intelligence and Espionage in America’s First War, Political Revolutions of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Centuries, and Discovering U.S. History, a twelve-volume series. McNeese has appeared on the History Channel, the American Heroes Channel, Discovery’s CuriosityStream network, and Nebraska Educational Television. He lives in York, Nebraska, with his wife, Beverly.
Summary
Time in the Wilderness describes John J. Pershing’s early years and experiences, fleshing out the years of remote postings in places such as New Mexico, the Dakotas, and Montana, accompanied by sporadic Indian fighting, often overlooked in other biographies.
