Jack Stokes Ballard

Gebundenes Buch

Commander and Builder of Western Forts

The Life and Times of Major General Henry C. Merriam, 1862-1901

Beschreibung

During his thirty-eight-year career as a military officer, Henry Clay Merriam received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Civil War, rose to prominence in the Western army, and exerted significant influence on the American West by establishing military posts, protecting rail lines, and maintaining an uneasy peace between settlers and Indians. Jack Stokes Ballard's new study of Merriam's life sheds light on the experience of the western fort builders, whose impact on the US westward expansion was just as lasting as that of Indian fighters such as Custer.

Autor

JACK STOKES BALLARD, of Centennial, Colorado, is a career Air Force officer and a former history instructor at the United States Air Force Academy. He has written several aviation histories, including War Bird Ace: The Great War Exploits of Capt. Field E. Kindley (Texas A & M University Press, 2007).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Texas A&M University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 165mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781603442602
• ISBN-10: 160344260X
• Artikelnr.: 33820864