Scouting for the bluecoats Navajos, Apaches, and the U.S. military, 1873-1911
Picking up the trail -- Athabaskan origins and conflict: roots from the past -- Thinking about war: Navajo, Apache, and U.S. military approaches, 1870-1886 -- Searching for an answer: genesis of the Navajo scouts -- The Apache wars, 1873-1886: Apache fieldcraft and individual tactics -- Scouts take...
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Louisville, Colorado
University Press of Colorado
2023
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Picking up the trail -- Athabaskan origins and conflict: roots from the past -- Thinking about war: Navajo, Apache, and U.S. military approaches, 1870-1886 -- Searching for an answer: genesis of the Navajo scouts -- The Apache wars, 1873-1886: Apache fieldcraft and individual tactics -- Scouts take to the field: tactics and techniques -- Finding, fixing, and fighting the enemy: three personal accounts -- The end and a beginning: closing perspectives on the Apache wars -- "The times, they are a-changin'": troop L and the Navajo police -- Tracking the trackers, unearthing the past: S.F. Stacher and the Eastern Navajo Agency experience "With more than twenty books published about the Navajo people, Robert S. McPherson is one of the most prolific contemporary writers concerning their history and culture. Scouting for the Bluecoats addresses a little-known and, until now, undocumented story of an estimated five hundred Navajos employed by the United States Army, primarily in the campaigns against the Apaches between 1873 and 1886. The author takes us with these scouts as they guide U.S. soldiers into the deserts, canyons, and mountains of New Mexico, Arizona, and Northern Mexico; he also provides a solid context about the origin of the Navajos and Apaches, their intertribal conflicts, and their elements of shared culture. Once again McPherson demonstrates his skill as a master historian, his understanding of these people, and a meaningful context for this long-neglected story of warrior-soldiers whose fieldcraft and dedication proved critical in shaping relations between the military and two Indian tribes in the Southwest"--Back cover |
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| Beschreibung: | 241 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781646425679 978-1-64642-567-9 |