An army doctor on the western frontier : journals and letters of John Vance Lauderdale, 1864-1890 / / edited and annotated by Robert M. Utley

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816047003321
• Autore: Lauderdale John Vance
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 0-8263-5455-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.00978
• Soggetti: Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.); Physicians - United States; West (U.S.) History, Military 19th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; 1: Fort Bridger, Utah, 1864-1866; 2: Fort Yuma, California, 1868-1869; 3: Camp Lowell, Arizona, 1869-1870; 4: Fort Yuma, California, 1870-1871; 5: Fort Wingate, New Mexico, 1874-1875; 6: Fort Wingate, New Mexico, 1876-1878; 7: Fort Sully, Dakota, 1882-1886; 8: Fort Clark, Texas, 1887-1888; 9: Fort Davis, Texas, 1888-1890; 10: Retirement and After; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: This selection of Lauderdale's writings, edited and annotated by a premier historian of the American West, offers an insightful account of army life that will teach readers much about the settlement and growth of the West in a time of rapid change.