The Original Journals Of Henry Smith Turner With Stephen Watts Kearny To New Mexico And California 1846 1847
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The Original Journals Of Henry Smith Turner With Stephen Watts Kearny To New Mexico And California 1846 1847
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Author : Henry Smith Turner
language : en
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1966
The Original Journals Of Henry Smith Turner With Stephen Watts Kearny To New Mexico And California 1846 1847 written by Henry Smith Turner and has been published by Norman : University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Kearny's Expedition, 1846 categories.
The journals of Henry Smith Turner (1811-1881) and Brigadier-General Stephen Watts Kearny (1794-1848). Includes letters from Henry S. Turner to his wife from 5 Aug 1846 to 1 May 1847.
Manifest Destinies
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Author : Steven E. Woodworth
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2010-11-02
Manifest Destinies written by Steven E. Woodworth and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-02 with History categories.
A sweeping history of the 1840s, Manifest Destinies captures the enormous sense of possibility that inspired America’s growth and shows how the acquisition of western territories forced the nation to come to grips with the deep fault line that would bring war in the near future. Steven E. Woodworth gives us a portrait of America at its most vibrant and expansive. It was a decade in which the nation significantly enlarged its boundaries, taking Texas, New Mexico, California, and the Pacific Northwest; William Henry Harrison ran the first modern populist campaign, focusing on entertaining voters rather than on discussing issues; prospectors headed west to search for gold; Joseph Smith founded a new religion; railroads and telegraph lines connected the country’s disparate populations as never before. When the 1840s dawned, Americans were feeling optimistic about the future: the population was growing, economic conditions were improving, and peace had reigned for nearly thirty years. A hopeful nation looked to the West, where vast areas of unsettled land seemed to promise prosperity to anyone resourceful enough to take advantage. And yet political tensions roiled below the surface; as the country took on new lands, slavery emerged as an irreconcilable source of disagreement between North and South, and secession reared its head for the first time. Rich in detail and full of dramatic events and fascinating characters, Manifest Destinies is an absorbing and highly entertaining account of a crucial decade that forged a young nation’s character and destiny.
Bound For Santa Fe
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Author : Stephen Garrison Hyslop
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2001-12-31
Bound For Santa Fe written by Stephen Garrison Hyslop and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-12-31 with History categories.
The political, military, and social importance of the Santa Fe trail is revealed in this lively historical account of one of the most important roads in American history.
Doniphan S Epic March
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Author : Joseph G. Dawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Doniphan S Epic March written by Joseph G. Dawson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
In 1846-1847, a ragtag army of 800 American volunteers marched 3,500 miles across deserts and mountains, through Indian territory and into Mexico. There they handed the Mexican army one of its most demoralizing defeats and helped the United States win its first foreign war. Their leader Colonel Alexander Doniphan, also a volunteer, was a "natural soldier" of towering stature who became a national hero in the wake of his wartime exploits. Doniphan was a small-town Missouri lawyer untrained in military matters when he answered President Polk's call for volunteers in the war with Mexico. Working from a host of primary sources, Joseph Dawson focuses on Doniphan's extraordinary leadership and chronicles how the colonel and his 1st Missouri Mounted Regiment helped capture New Mexico and went on to invade Chihuahua. Contending with wildfires, sandstorms, poor provisions, and the threat of attack from Apaches, they eventually came face-to-face with the formidable cannon and cavalry of a much larger Mexican force. Yet, at the Battle of Sacramento, these hardy volunteers outflanked General Jose Heredia's army and claimed a stunning American victory on foreign soil. Dawson explores and analyzes the many facets of Doniphan's exploits, from the decision to proceed to Chihuahua in the wake of the Taos Revolt to the tactics that shaped his victory at Sacramento, describing that battle in heart-stopping detail. He tells how Doniphan's legal expertise enabled him to supervise America's first military government administering a conquered land at Santa Fe and highlights Doniphan's remarkable cooperation with U.S. Army officers at a time when antagonism typified relationships between volunteers and regulars. He also introduces readers to other key personalities of the campaign, from fellow officers Stephen W. Kearny and Meriwether L. Clark to James Kiker, the controversial scout whom Doniphan reluctantly trusted. Dawson's thorough account captures the expansionist mood of America in the mid-nineteenth century and helps us understand how American soldiers were motivated by the idea of Manifest Destiny. His portrait of Doniphan and his troops reinforces the importance of the citizen-soldier in American history and provides a new window on the war that changed forever the hopes and dreams of our border nations.
Kearny S March
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Author : Winston Groom
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2011-11-08
Kearny S March written by Winston Groom and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-08 with History categories.
A thrilling re-creation of a crucial campaign in the Mexican-American War and a pivotal moment in America's history. In June 1846, General Stephen Watts Kearny rode out of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with a thousand cavalrymen of the First United States Dragoons. When his fantastic expedition ended a year and two-thousand miles later, the nation had doubled in size and now stretched from Atlantic to Pacific, fulfilling what many saw as its unique destiny. Kearny's March has all the stuff of great narrative history: hardships on the trail, wild Indians, famous mountain men, international conflict and political intrigue, personal dramas, gold rushes and land-grabs. Winston Groom plumbs the wealth of primary documentation--journals and letters, as well as military records--and gives us a sleek, exciting account that captures our imaginations and enlivens our understanding of the sometimes dirty business of country-making.
El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
El Camino Real De Tierra Adentro written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Chihuahua (Mexico : State) categories.
Red Shirt
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Author : Lawrence D. Sundberg
language : en
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Release Date : 2015-05-09
Red Shirt written by Lawrence D. Sundberg and has been published by Sunstone Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Henry Lafayette Dodge has long been a familiar name in 19th century American Southwestern history. As one of the earliest and most effective Indian agents to the Navajo, he has been portrayed as a congenial, sympathetic and compassionate advocate for the tribe—a veritable role model. The Navajo knew him as Red Shirt, a man they came to respect, appreciate and trust. Those who knew Dodge admitted, although often grudgingly, that he had unrivaled influence over the tribe. By today’s sensibilities, Henry L. Dodge was hardly a role model. In his youth, he was irresponsible, hot-headed and violent. As an adult, he was sued for assault and battery, land fraud, breach of promises and misuse of public funds. He apparently couldn’t be trusted with money, his own or others’. Finally brought down by scandal, he fled Wisconsin in the dead of night, abandoning his career, his wife and his children, leaving them nearly destitute. How then should history assess him? Honestly: precisely as he was, an ambitious and imperfect man. The honest telling gives a straightforward account of not only Henry L. Dodge, but what became the veritable mythology of the West, from the bawdy old French Missouri river towns to the raucous lead mining districts of southwest Wisconsin, through the slaughter of the Winnebago and Black Hawk wars to the invasion of New Mexico and the chaos of the Indian frontier; it is a gritty personal tale of the true West.
The Mexican War Correspondence Of Richard Smith Elliott
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Author : Richard Smith Elliott
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1997
The Mexican War Correspondence Of Richard Smith Elliott written by Richard Smith Elliott and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
An entertaining and educated observer, Elliott provided readers back home with an account of the grueling march over the famous Santa Fe Trail, the triumphant entry of the army into Santa Fe, the U.S. occupation of New Mexico, and the volunteers' eventual return to St. Louis.
Soldiers West
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Author : Durwood Ball
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2012-11-19
Soldiers West written by Durwood Ball and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From the War of 1812 to the end of the nineteenth century, U.S. Army officers were instrumental in shaping the American West. They helped explore uncharted places and survey and engineer its far-flung transportation arteries. Many also served in the ferocious campaigns that drove American Indians onto reservations. Soldiers West views the turbulent history of the West from the perspective of fifteen senior army officers—including Philip H. Sheridan, George Armstrong Custer, and Nelson A. Miles—who were assigned to bring order to the region. This revised edition of Paul Andrew Hutton’s popular work adds five new biographies, and essays from the first edition have been updated to incorporate recent scholarship. New portraits of Stephen W. Kearny, Philip St. George Cooke, and James H. Carleton expand the volume’s coverage of the army on the antebellum frontier. Other new pieces focus on the controversial John M. Chivington, who commanded the Colorado volunteers at the Sand Creek Massacre in 1863, and Oliver O. Howard, who participated in federal and private initiatives to reform Indian policy in the West. An introduction by Durwood Ball discusses the vigorous growth of frontier military history since the original publication of Soldiers West.
Army History
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Army History written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Military history categories.