“The Bourke diaries are of great significance to the fields of Western American history and of Native American Studies. They are an unparalleled source on the internal operations of the Indian-fighting army and on ethnohistorical information on the tribes that Bourke came to know.”—Joseph Porter, author of Paper Medicine Man |“Robinson merits high praise for the herculean task of ... Read moretranscribing the entire diaries and remaining as faithful to the original text as possible. Publication of the series will be extremely useful for scholars of western America.”—Robert Wooster, author of The Military and United States Indian Policy 1865-1903 |“The availability of the complete Bourke diaries, effectively presented and enhanced by Robinson’s introductory remarks, footnotes, and appended materials, is a milestone contribution to the field of western history and Indian wars research.”—Jerome A. Greene, author of Battles and Skirmishes of the Great Sioux War |“This is a must for the library of everyone interested in the Indians and the military frontier.”—Paul A. Hutton, author of Phil Sheridan and His Army |“Robinson’s Bourke volumes are definitive and the worth of the effort and material ranks at the highest of achievements. Bourke’s writings are keenly insightful, filled with color, and replete with a Who’s Who of the American West and Old Army.”—Paul L. Hedren, author of Fort Laramie and the Great Sioux War |“The University of North Texas Press deserves the thanks of all those interested in the North American Indian wars for undertaking the publication of this invaluable primary source.”—Journal of Military History Show Less