Custer and the 1873 Yellowstone Survey: A Documentary History (Frontier Military Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (939 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870624229 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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studedude said This is a very informative book which is a compilation. This is a very informative book which is a compilation of letters and newspaper articles of the that era when the 187This is a very informative book which is a compilation This is a very informative book which is a compilation of letters and newspaper articles of the that era when the 1873 Northern Pacific railway took place.. Northern Pacific railway took place.. Four Stars interesting history. A journey back Sherwood Hall A very well constructed and readable book on an interesting part of our history.
M. Carroll Award (Book of the Year) and a Spur Award for Best Historical Nonfiction from the Western Writers of America; and the novel Custer’s Gold.. John Lubetkin, is a retired cable television executive and the author of Before Custer: Surveying the Yellowstone; Custer and the 1873 Yellowstone Survey; Jay Cooke’s Gamble: The Northern Pacific Railroad, the Sioux, and the Panic of
Army, and a public relations and financial disaster for the Northern Pacific.Such is the backdrop for Custer and the 1873 Yellowstone Survey, the story of the expedition told through documents selected and interpreted by historian M. John Lubetkin. The U.S. The expedition mounted in 1873—larger than all previous surveys combined—included “embedded” newspaper correspondents and 1,600 infantry and cavalry, the latter led by George Armstrong Custer.Lubetkin has gathered firsthand accounts from the correspondents, diarists, and reporters who accompanied this important expedition, including that of news correspondent Samuel J. Encompassing the saga of transcontinental railroading, cultural conflict on the northern plains, and an array of important Indian and Anglo-American characters, Custer and the 18
John Lubetkin, is a retired cable television executive and the author of Before Custer: Surveying the Yellowstone; Custer and the 1873 Yellowstone Survey; Jay Cooke’s Gamble: The Northern Pacific Railroad, the Sioux, and the Panic of 1873, winner of the Little Big Horn Associates John M. About the AuthorM. Carroll Award (Book of the Year) and a Spur Award for Best Historical Nonfiction from the Western Writers of America; and the novel Custer’s Gold.