The American military frontiers : the United States Army in the West, 1783-1900 / / Robert Wooster
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| Autore: |
Wooster Robert <1956->
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| Titolo: |
The American military frontiers : the United States Army in the West, 1783-1900 / / Robert Wooster
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| Pubblicazione: | Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 355.00978/09034 |
| Soggetto topico: | Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) |
| Soggetto geografico: | West (U.S.) History, Military 19th century |
| United States Territorial expansion History 19th century | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This multifaceted narrative will shape students' understanding of the frontier military experience. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The American military frontiers |
| ISBN: | 1-283-62165-7 |
| 9786613934109 | |
| 0-8263-3845-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817257803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Histories of the American frontier.