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Autore |
Wooster Robert <1956-> |
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Titolo |
The American military frontiers [[electronic resource] ] : the United States Army in the West, 1783-1900 / / Robert Wooster |
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Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-62165-7 |
9786613934109 |
0-8263-3845-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (381 p.) |
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Collana |
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Histories of the American frontier |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) |
West (U.S.) History, Military 19th century |
United States Territorial expansion History 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Defeat and victory in the Ohio Valley -- Sword of the nation -- Sharpening the nation's sword -- Asserting national sovereignty -- The wars of Indian removal -- Agent of manifest destiny -- Constabularies in blue -- Frontier regulars and the collapse of the Union -- Civil wars in the borderlands -- The regulars return -- Testing the peace policy -- Conquest of a continent -- Epilogue : the long frontier. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This multifaceted narrative will shape students' understanding of the frontier military experience. |
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