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Carbine & lance; the story of old Fort Sill, by W.S. Nye

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Author:
Nye, Wilbur Sturtevant 1898-1970  Search this
Physical description:
xxi, 361 pages illustrations, maps, plans, portraits 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Plains
Fort Sill (Okla.)
Date:
1969
[1969]
1869-1934
Notes:
"Centennial ed."
NMAI copy 39088019415470 from the library of H. Paul and Jane R. Friesema.
Contents:
pt. 1. The trooper and the Indian: The dragoon -- First army posts -- The Prairie War of 1863-64 -- The treaty chief -- The no-treaty chief -- pt. 2. The city of refuge: The peace policy -- The bloody peace -- The parole -- pt. 3. The last war: The outbreak -- The wrinkled-hand chase -- The surrender -- pt. 4. The last tepee: The desperadoes -- From tepee to cabin -- The messiah -- Fort Sill in the early days -- The Chiricahua Apaches -- Last camp fires
Topic:
Wars  Search this
Government relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1088702