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Series
Publisher
Indian Head Books
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
Spanning the years from just after the Civil War, to the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890, The Sioux Indian Wars is the chronicle of an important part of our American heritage. At the close of the Civil War the westward-moving tide of settlers had pressed back from Missouri and the Mississippi Rivers the Sioux and their allies the Cheyennes, the largest and most famous of the great Indian tribes. At the time, the territory was practically devoid of...
3) Dakota!
Author
Series
Wagons West. Main series volume 11
Language
English
Description
Unflagging courage took them through the valleys of the Badlands to the vast priaries of fertile, new territory. The promise of endless fields of golden wheat, great herds of prime beef cattle, fabulous empires built from railroads and mines lured the ambitiousand the brave to the uncharted country. But war cries soon echoed across the plains as mighty red nations united in a pact of blood to fight the newcomers for their sacred hunting grounds.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Bestselling historian and Pulitzer-prize finalist H. W. Brands follows the lives and battles of General William Tecumseh Sherman and Apache warrior Geronimo to tell the story of the Indian Wars and the final fight for control of the American continent"--
11) America's female Buffalo soldier: a new look at the life of Cathy Williams in history and memory
Author
Publisher
PublishNation LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Tucker has masterfully inked a compelling tribute to a woman" named Cathy Williams. Prince George's Sentinel, Maryland The unforgettable true story of Cathy Williams, the first and only female Buffalo Soldier in history, is timeless and important on many levels. Cathy's personal odyssey has provided us with a host of valid life lessons about what it takes to succeed in life then and today - perseverance, ingenuity, willpower, and determination. Most...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Recounts the history of the ninth and tenth Cavalry regiments, comprised of African-American soldiers recruited to open the West to settlers and whose deeds included escorting wagon trains, carrying mail, and fighting battles against Native Americans.
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"This collection of documents illuminates the lives and experiences of the African Americans who served in the Regular Army between the Civil War and World War I and fought in some of the most difficult wars against western Indians."--BOOK JACKET
Author
Publisher
Scholarly Resources
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
They were U.S. army officers. Just a few years earlier, some had been slaves. Several thousand African Americans served as soldiers in the Indian Wars and in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War in the latter part of the nineteenth century. They were known as buffalo soldiers, believed to have been named by Indians who had seen a similarity between the coarse hair and dark skin of the soldiers and the coats of the buffalo. Twenty-three of...
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