Book Description
Monnett takes a closer look at the struggle between the mining interests of the United States and the Lakota and Cheyenne nations in 1866 that climaxed with the Fetterman Massacre.
Author : John H. Monnett
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 38,37 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826345035
Monnett takes a closer look at the struggle between the mining interests of the United States and the Lakota and Cheyenne nations in 1866 that climaxed with the Fetterman Massacre.
Author : John Frost
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Page : 788 pages
File Size : 27,19 MB
Release : 1873
Category : Indian captivities
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Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,77 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Military history
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Author : Stan Hoig
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,39 MB
Release : 2013-02-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0806187123
Sometimes called "The Chivington Massacre" by those who would emphasize his responsibility for the attack and "The Battle of Sand Creek" by those who would imply that it was not a massacre, this event has become one of our nation’s most controversial Indian conflicts. The subject of army and Congressional investigations and inquiries, a matter of vigorous newspaper debates, the object of much oratory and writing biased in both directions, the Sand Creek Massacre very likely will never be completely and satisfactorily resolved. This account of the massacre investigates the historical events leading to the battle, tracing the growth of the Indian-white conflict in Colorado Territory. The author has shown the way in which the discontent stemming from the treaty of Fort Wise, the depredations committed by the Cheyennes and Arapahoes prior to the massacre, and the desire of some of the commanding officers for a bloody victory against the Indians laid the groundwork for the battle at Sand Creek.
Author : Elizabeth Hubbell Godfrey Schenck
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Page : 648 pages
File Size : 16,49 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Fairfield (Conn.)
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Page : 1046 pages
File Size : 31,88 MB
Release : 1904
Category : United States
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Author : John Lothrop Motley
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Page : 580 pages
File Size : 36,5 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Netherlands
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Page : 1240 pages
File Size : 40,2 MB
Release : 1914
Category : China
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Author : Jon Krakauer
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 48,75 MB
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 030738604X
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A "gripping book about this extraordinary man who lived passionately and died unnecessarily" (USA Today) in post-9/11 Afghanistan, from the bestselling author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air. In 2002, Pat Tillman walked away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract to join the Army and became an icon of American patriotism. When he was killed in Afghanistan two years later, a legend was born. But the real Pat Tillman was much more remarkable, and considerably more complicated than the public knew. Sent first to Iraq—a war he would openly declare was “illegal as hell” —and eventually to Afghanistan, Tillman was driven by emotionally charged, sometimes contradictory notions of duty, honor, justice, and masculine pride, and he was determined to serve his entire three-year commitment. But on April 22, 2004, his life would end in a barrage of bullets fired by his fellow soldiers. Though obvious to most of the two dozen soldiers on the scene that a ranger in Tillman’s own platoon had fired the fatal shots, the Army aggressively maneuvered to keep this information from Tillman’s family and the American public for five weeks following his death. During this time, President Bush used Tillman’s name to promote his administration’ s foreign policy. Long after Tillman’s nationally televised memorial service, the Army grudgingly notified his closest relatives that he had “probably” been killed by friendly fire while it continued to dissemble about the details of his death and who was responsible. Drawing on Tillman’s journals and letters and countless interviews with those who knew him and extensive research in Afghanistan, Jon Krakauer chronicles Tillman’s riveting, tragic odyssey in engrossing detail highlighting his remarkable character and personality while closely examining the murky, heartbreaking circumstances of his death. Infused with the power and authenticity readers have come to expect from Krakauer’s storytelling, Where Men Win Glory exposes shattering truths about men and war. This edition has been updated to reflect new developments and includes new material obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
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Page : 540 pages
File Size : 18,58 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Education
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