Indian Fights and FightersAlmost three decades of Plains history are here-the Powder River expedition, Beecher's Island, the Fetterman Massacre, campaigns of Crook, Custer, and Miles-in Brady's own words and in rare eyewitness accounts. |
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Contents
chapter Page | 3 |
THE TRAGEDY of Fort Phil KEARNEY | 19 |
Forsyth AND The Rough Riders of 68 | 71 |
The Journey of the Scouts AND THE REscue | 97 |
A Scouts Story of THE DEFENse of BeechERs | 113 |
CARPENTER AND His BRUNETTEs The FIGHT | 123 |
A FURTHER Discussion of THE BEAver CREEk AFFAIR | 136 |
CARR AND TAll Bull At SuMMIT SpRINGs | 170 |
ONE of the LAST MEN To See Custer Alive | 263 |
THE PERsonAl Story of RAININTHEFace | 279 |
Two INTERestiNG AFFAIRs | 293 |
The FIRST Success | 304 |
Miles GREAT CAMPAIGNING | 319 |
WHAT THEY ARE THERE For A Sketch of GEN | 339 |
AppENDix ABEING A FURTHER Discussion of GENERAL | 359 |
Appendix BFURTHER LIGHT on the Conduct of MAJor | 398 |
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| Title | Indian Fights and Fighters A Bison book Bison Bks |
| Author | Cyrus Townsend Brady |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | U of Nebraska Press, 1971 |
| ISBN | 0803257430, 9780803257436 |
| Length | 423 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Military / General History / Native American History / North America |
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