491 p. Classics of the Old West S. .

491 p. Classics of the Old West S. .

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0809435853. Several small light scratches to page edges; brown leather covers w/gilt page ends, unmarked bookplate and Notes sheet laid in; 491 pages.

0809435853. Several small light scratches to page edges; brown leather covers w/gilt page ends, unmarked bookplate and Notes sheet laid in; 491 pages.

491 p. Classics of the Old West S.. In this Classics of the Old West series

491 p. Classics of the Old West S.. In this Classics of the Old West series reprinted by Time-Life, the author calls General George Crook who was sent to the west to subdue the Indians a "beacon of hope to the settler and a terror to the tribes in hostility" but adds that he possessed a "wonderful tenderness and commiseration for the vanquished."

xiii, [3], 491, [1] p. One of the Classics of the Old West series From

xiii, [3], 491, [1] p. One of the Classics of the Old West series From Wikipedia: "John Gregory Bourke (June 23, 1846 June 8, 1896) was a captain in the United States Army and a prolific diarist and postbellum author; he wrote several books about the American Old West, including ethnologies of its indigenous peoples. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while a cavalryman in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Based on his service during the war, his commander nominated him to West Point, where he graduated in 1869, leading to service as an Army officer until 1886. John G. Bourke was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania At sixteen he ran away and lied about his age; claiming to be nineteen, he enlisted in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, in which he served until July 1865. He received a Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action" at the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee, in December 1862. He later saw action at the Battle of Chickamauga. His commander, Major General George H. Thomas, nominated Bourke for West Point. He was appointed cadet in the United States Military Academy on October 17, 1865. He graduated on June 15, 1869, and was assigned as a second lieutenant in the Third U.S. Cavalry. He served with his regiment at Fort Craig, New Mexico Territory, from September 29, 1869 to February 19, 1870. He served as an aide to General George Crook in the Apache Wars from 1872 to 1883. As Crook's aide, Bourke had the opportunity to witness every facet of life in the Old West the battles, wildlife, the internal squabbling among the military, the Indian Agency, settlers, and Native Americans."

Series: Classics Of The Old West; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 491 pages; Leather-Bound, all Edges Gilt. Ribbon marker. Book Tight binding. Text Pages clean no markings seen.

Series: Classics Of The Old West; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 491 pages; Leather-Bound, all Edges Gilt. Ribbon marker. Book Tight binding. Text Pages clean no markings seen.

Hardcover, full brown leather over boards with gilt lettering on spine and

Hardcover, full brown leather over boards with gilt lettering on spine and cover, all edges gilt, ribbon bookmark attached at spine, 494 pages. Clean, square, unmarked copy. From 1870 until 1886 Captain John O. Bourke served on the staff of General George Crook, who Sherman described as the greatest Indian fighter the army ever had, a man whose prowess was demon-strated "from British America to Mexico, from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean." But "On the Border with Crook" is far more than a first-hand account of Crook's campaigns during the Plains Indian wars and in the Southwest. Alert, curious, and perceptive, Bourke brings to life the whole frontier scene. In crisp descriptions and telling anecdotes he recreates the events and landscapes through which he moved; he sketches sharp action-pictures not only of Crook and his fellow cavalrymen but also of such great leaders as Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and Geronimo. Perhaps most important, Bourke shows us how General Crook was able to achieve his most remarkable victory--how this man of war won and deserved the trust of the tribes he had subjugated. Reprinted from the 1891 edition. Classics of the Old West.