Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life

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v (iv), 295 (9) pp, preface, list of b&w illustrations, Campaigning with Crook; Captain Santa Claus; The Mystery of Mahbin Mill; Plodder's Promotion. First Edition, 1890. 5.3" x 7,5" dark blue cloth boards. "Charles King (1844-1933) was an American soldier and a distinguished chronicler of military actions. George R. Crook (1830-1890) was a career United States Army officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. After the Civil War, Crook returned to the Pacific Northwest, waging a two-year campaign against the Paiute. His success led to President Ulysses S. Grant personally placing Crook in charge of the Arizona Territory, where beginning in 1871 he waged a successful campaign to force the Apache onto reservations. The hallmarks of this campaign, as of his broader general career, were his extensive use of Indian scouts, his relentless pursuit of Indians on their own territory and his readiness to negotiate rather than force conflict. Having accomplished his mission in Arizona, Crook was transferred to the northern Plains in 1875, where he was first given the impossible task of removing a rapidly growing hoard of gold miners from the Black Hills. By 1876, he was part of a coordinated attack designed to drive the defiant Lakota bands gathered around Sitting Bull back onto their reservations. In this campaign his troops were forced to retreat from Lakota and Cheyenne warriors led by Crazy Horse in a battle at Rosebud Creek, a defeat that denied reinforcements to George Armstrong Custer and may have contributed to his devastating loss at the Little Bighorn. In 1882 Crook again returned to Arizona, where the Apache had fled their reservation and resumed their guerrilla war under the Chiricahua leader, Geronimo." Pencilled name of ffep. Only the faintest edge wear with lighlty age-toned text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding, with slight forward lean, with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Navy-blue cloth with bright gilt motif and lettering to front board, and slightly dimmed gilt lettering to spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. N° de ref. del artículo 001644

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