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Absaraka, Home of the Crows
Margaret Irvin Carrington
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Description for Absaraka, Home of the Crows
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
The classic journal and firsthand account of one of the most disastrous military battles of the American frontier.
On July 17, 1866, two soldiers and six wagoners were killed by Sioux Indians. In the next two weeks, fourteen more men died in Sioux attacks. The attacks continued through the summer and fall. On December 21, disaster struck. Recklessly pursuing Indians across a wooded ridge, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel William Fetterman and his company fell into an ambush. It was the worst military blunder of the Indian Wars before the Battle of the Little Bighorn ten years later.
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The classic journal and firsthand account of one of the most disastrous military battles of the American frontier.
On July 17, 1866, two soldiers and six wagoners were killed by Sioux Indians. In the next two weeks, fourteen more men died in Sioux attacks. The attacks continued through the summer and fall. On December 21, disaster struck. Recklessly pursuing Indians across a wooded ridge, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel William Fetterman and his company fell into an ambush. It was the worst military blunder of the Indian Wars before the Battle of the Little Bighorn ten years later.
Margaret Irvin ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781629147123
SKU
V9781629147123
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Ref
99-15
About Margaret Irvin Carrington
Margaret Carrington was the first wife of Henry B. Carrington, a prolific name during the American Civil War, who died in 1912 at Hyde Park, Massachusetts.
Reviews for Absaraka, Home of the Crows
"The narrative is written in a very agreeable style [...] of interest to those who would discuss the first peopling of Americaa question which will long continue to occupy the attention of our men of thought and research." The New York Times "The narrative is written in a very agreeable style [...] of interest to those who would discuss the ... Read more