Child of the Fighting Tenth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Child of the Fighting Tenth write by Forrestine C. Hooker. This book was released on 2003-11-20. Child of the Fighting Tenth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A memoir detailing the frontier childhood and young adulthood of the daughter of Charles Cooper, one of the officers in the Tenth U.S. Cavalry.
Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers
Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers write by John P. Langellier. This book was released on 2020-10-15. Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On a hot summer’s day in Montana, a daring frontier cavalry officer, Powhatan Henry Clarke, died at the height of his promising career. A member of the U.S. Military Academy’s Class of 1884, Clarke graduated dead last, and while short on academic application, he was long on charm and bravado. Clarke obtained a commission with the black troops of the Tenth Cavalry, earning his spurs with these “Buffalo Soldiers.” He evolved into a fearless field commander at the troop level, gaining glory and first-hand knowledge of what it took to campaign in the West. During his brief, action-packed career, Clarke saved a black trooper’s life while under Apache fire and was awarded the Medal of Honor. A chance meeting brought Clarke together with artist Frederic Remington, who brought national attention to Clarke when he illustrated the exploit for an 1886 Harper’s Weekly. The officer and artist became friends, and Clarke served as a model and consultant for future artwork by Remington. Remington’s many depictions of Clarke added greatly to the cavalryman’s luster. In turn, the artist gained fame and fortune in part from drawing on Clarke as his muse. The story of these two unlikely comrades tells much about the final stages of the Wild West and the United States’ emergence on the international scene. Along the way Geronimo, The Apache Kid, “Texas” John Slaughter, and others played their roles in Clarke’s brief, but compelling drama.
Regular Army O!
Regular Army O! - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Regular Army O! write by Douglas C. McChristian. This book was released on 2017-05-04. Regular Army O! available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “The drums they roll, upon my soul, for that’s the way we go,” runs the chorus in a Harrigan and Hart song from 1874. “Forty miles a day on beans and hay in the Regular Army O!” The last three words of that lyric aptly title Douglas C. McChristian’s remarkable work capturing the lot of soldiers posted to the West after the Civil War. At once panoramic and intimate, Regular Army O! uses the testimony of enlisted soldiers—drawn from more than 350 diaries, letters, and memoirs—to create a vivid picture of life in an evolving army on the western frontier. After the volunteer troops that had garrisoned western forts and camps during the Civil War were withdrawn in 1865, the regular army replaced them. In actions involving American Indians between 1866 and 1891, 875 of these soldiers were killed, mainly in minor skirmishes, while many more died of disease, accident, or effects of the natural environment. What induced these men to enlist for five years and to embrace the grim prospect of combat is one of the enduring questions this book explores. Going well beyond Don Rickey Jr.’s classic work Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hay (1963), McChristian plumbs the regulars’ accounts for frank descriptions of their training to be soldiers; their daily routines, including what they ate, how they kept clean, and what they did for amusement; the reasons a disproportionate number occasionally deserted, while black soldiers did so only rarely; how the men prepared for field service; and how the majority who survived mustered out. In this richly drawn, uniquely authentic view, men black and white, veteran and tenderfoot, fill in the details of the frontier soldier’s experience, giving voice to history in the making.
99 Jumpstarts for Kids' Social Studies Reports
99 Jumpstarts for Kids' Social Studies Reports - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 99 Jumpstarts for Kids' Social Studies Reports write by Peggy Whitley. This book was released on 2007-06-30. 99 Jumpstarts for Kids' Social Studies Reports available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Building on the success and maintaining the 99 Jumpstarts format of the two previous books, 99 Jumpstarts for Kids' Social Studies Reports is divided into broad topical sections. Each topic is arranged in alphabetical order under its section. Topics are all new to this title and include the Ancient World, Historic World Events, State and Local History, US History, Government and Citizenship, Sociology, Culture and Economics. The book includes the following sections in each Jumpstart: A cited quote about the topic, Related Jumpstarts, New Words, You are There, Topics to Consider, Books, Internet, For the Teacher, and a relevant activity. Each Jumpstart provides a helpful pathfinder that enables students to efficiently access information and learn new information literacy skills as they research topics of personal interest or gather information for school reports. Grades 3-8.
African-Americans in Defense of the Nation
African-Americans in Defense of the Nation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook African-Americans in Defense of the Nation write by James T. Controvich. This book was released on 2011-03-28. African-Americans in Defense of the Nation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. While the role of the African American in American history has been written about extensively, it is often difficult to locate the wealth of material that has been published. African-Americans in Defense of the Nation builds on a long list of early bibliographies concerning the subject, bringing together a broad spectrum of titles related to the African-American participation in America's wars. It covers both military exploits—as African Americans have been involved in every American conflict since the Revolution—and their participation in the homefront support.
