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Time in the Wilderness - The Formative Years of John Black Jack Pershing in the American West

English · Hardback

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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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List of Illustrations
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.

Product details

Authors Tim McNeese
Publisher Potomac Books Inc
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.12.2021
 
EAN 9781640124066
ISBN 978-1-64012-406-6
No. of pages 448
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration

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