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Diaries of John Gregory Bourke : Volume Two, July 29, 1876--April 7, 1878.
Title:
Diaries of John Gregory Bourke : Volume Two, July 29, 1876--April 7, 1878.
Author:
Bourke, John G.
ISBN:
9781574414035
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (561 pages)
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Great Sioux War -- Background -- 1. Camp Life -- 2. Linking With Terry -- 3. On the Yellowstone -- 4. The Ordeal Begins -- 5. Fighting and Starving -- 6. The Campaign Ends -- 7. The Powder River Expedition -- 8. Forging Indian Alliances -- 9. The Dull Knife Fight -- 10. Grouard and Bourke on Indians -- 11. Belle Fourche to Fort Fetterman -- 12. The Hostile Bands Surrender -- 13. The Indians Speak -- 14. Crazy Horse -- Part 2: Staff Officer -- Background -- 15. A Hunting Trip -- 16. The Little Bighorn Battlefield -- 17. Downriver By Steamer -- 18. Of Indians, Missionaries, and Irishmen -- 19. Memories of Old Tucson -- Appendix 1: Persons Mentioned in the Diary -- Appendix 2: Perspectives on the Horse Meat March -- Appendix 3: Conflicting Policies -- Appendix 4: Crook's Animal Losses -- Appendix 5: Lieutenant W. Philo Clark's Recapitulation of the Great Sioux War -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- photo section.
Abstract:
John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook. This second volume opens as Crook prepares for the expedition that would lead to his infamous and devastating Horse Meat March. It continues with the Powder River Expedition and ends with a retrospective of his service in Tucson, Arizona.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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