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  • John M. Schofield

    Soldier–Statesman of the Civil War and Gilded Age

    by Robert Wooster ...
    Series series Campaigns and Commanders Series
    With a career spanning multiple decades—from the Civil War and Reconstruction to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era—John M. Schofield (1831–1906) left a lasting impact on the American military. Despite his accomplishments as a general and statesman, Schofield is arguably one of the most overlooked figures in the history of nineteenth-century United States. This rich biography, masterfully written ... Read more

    $36.29 CAD

  • The American Military Frontiers

    The United States Army in the West, 1783-1900

    by Robert Wooster ...
    Series series Histories of the American Frontier Series
    As the fledgling nation looked west to the land beyond the Appalachian Mountains, it turned to the army to advance and defend its national interests. Clashing with Spain, Britain, France, Mexico, the Confederacy, and Indians in this pursuit of expansion, the army's failures and successes alternately delayed and hastened western migration. Roads, river improvements, and railroads, often constructed ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

  • The United States Army and the Making of America

    From Confederation to Empire, 1775-1903

    by Robert Wooster ...
    Series series Studies in Civil-Military Relations
    Winner: Army Historical Foundation Award for Excellence in U.S. Army History WritingThe United States Army and the Making of America: From Confederation to Empire, 1775–1903 is the story of how the American military—and more particularly the regular army—has played a vital role in the late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century United States that extended beyond the battlefield. Repeatedly, Americans ... Read more

    $16.79 CAD

  • Fort Davis

    Outpost on the Texas Frontier

    by Robert Wooster ...
    Series Book 8 - Fred Rider Cotten Popular History Series
    This engaging, illustrated history of Fort Davis, one of the U.S. Army's most important western posts, relates the exciting history of Trans-Pecos Texas—the far western reaches off the state. Wooster traces the history of this Davis Mountains region from the days when Indians and later Spaniards and Mexicans inhabited the area, through its days as the site of Texan and American interests. The ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • The Texas Rangers

    Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821–1900

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    " A lively, enlightening history of one of the oldest, most esteemed law-enforcement agencies in America." — BooklistStarting in 1821 with just a handful of men, the Rangers' first purpose was to keep settlers safe from the feared and gruesome Karankawa Indians, a cannibalistic tribe that wandered the Texas territory. As the influx of settlers grew, the attacks increased and it became clear that a ... Read more

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  • Wounded Knee

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  • Custer's Trials (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

    A Life on the Frontier of a New America

    by T.J. Stiles ...
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  • The Galvanized Yankees

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  • Forgotten Allies

    The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution

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