The Frontier Army in the Settlement of the West
- ISBN-10
- 0806133864
- ISBN-13
- 9780806133867
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 454
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-10-01
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Author
- Michael L. Tate
Description
A reassessment of the military's role in developing the Western territories moves beyond combat stories and stereotypes to focus on more non-martial accomplishments such as exploration, gathering scientific data, and building towns.
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- 1999
- 454 pages
- Paperback
- University of Oklahoma Press
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