Frontier Regulars - The United States Army and the Indian, 1866-1891

This book combines scholarship and drama to produce an impressive history of the final, massive drive by the Regular Army to subdue and control the American Indians and open the West during the twenty-five years following the Civil War.

About the author

Robert M. Utley is a preeminent historian of the West and the author of numerous award-winning books, including The Last Days of the Sioux Nation; Frontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 1848–1865 (Nebraska, 1981); Custer and the Great Controversy: The Origin and Development of a Legend (Nebraska, 1998); and Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life (Bison Books, 1991).
 

Summary

Presents the history of the final, massive drive by the Regular Army to subdue and control the American Indians and open the West during the twenty-five years following the Civil War. This work offers accounts of the campaign directed by Major General William Tecumseh Sherman.

Product details

• Authors: Robert M Utley, Robert M. Utley, Robert Marshall Utley Utley
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.1984
• EAN: 9780803295513
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-9551-3
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 671 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; zweite Hälfte 19. Jahrhundert (1850 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, History - U.S., HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century