Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-200) and index.
Contents:
Crossroads of empire -- Agent of empire : the U.S. Army -- Frontier outpost -- Implementation of empire -- Crisis of empire -- Return to the frontier -- Frontier duties -- Frontier empire -- The close of the military frontier -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1. The garrison strength at Fort Davis -- Appendix 2. Ethnic composition of civilians at Fort Davis.
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