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Author:

Wooster, Robert, 1956-

Title:

The American military frontiers : the United States Army in the West, 1783-1900 / Robert Wooster.

Publisher:

University of New Mexico Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xvi, 361 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

West (U.S.)--History, Military--19th century.
United States.--Army--History--19th century.
United States.--Army--History--History--19th century.
United States--History--History--19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-350) and index.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

For the U.S. Army, Western experiences illustrated its role in ensuring national security and in fostering national development. Its soldiers performed feats of great heroism and rank cruelty. Debates regarding the military's role in projecting Indian policy, the division of power between state and federal authorities, and the size of a professional military establishment reveal the inconsistency in the nation's views of its army.

Series:

Histories of the American frontier.

ISBN:

0826338437 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780826338433 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)361947881

LCCN:

2009021263

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)