Author: Woodbury Freeman PridePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Riley (Kan.)
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The History of Fort Riley
Author: Woodbury Freeman PridePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Riley (Kan.)
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
History of Fort Riley
Author: Woodbury Freeman PridePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Riley (Kan.)
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The History of Fort Riley
Author: W. F. PridePublisher:
ISBN: 9781494090401
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1926 edition.
The History of Fort Riley (pbk)
Author: Woodbury Freeman PridePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Riley, KS
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Fort Riley
Author: William McKalePublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439614679
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Founded in 1853, Fort Riley was established to protect merchants and settlers on the Santa Fe and Oregon-California Trails. Fort Riley kept the peace during the Civil War and in 1893, a cavalry school began operation there. Fort Riley continued to train mounted troops during the Golden Age of Cavalry after World War I, but also served as a training site for more than 150,000 troops during the first and second World Wars. This collection of vintage images commemorating the sesquicentennial of Fort Riley is a colorful, patriotic reminder of the military post that has served the nation continuously since its founding 150 years ago.
Fort Riley and Its Neighbors
Author: William A. DobakPublisher:
ISBN: 9780806139081
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fort Riley and Its Neighbors is a story of soldiers trying to save money and civilians trying to make it. Fort Riley stands today overlooking the Kansas River because army quartermasters in the 1850s thought that small steamboats could deliver supplies cheaply there. Civilians came to help build the fort and stayed to bid on the quartermaster's contracts for feed and fuel. Army posts were often a magnet for settlers. Contracts for supplies and transportation brought hard-to-find cash to small western towns, replacing systems of barter and credit and integrating them into the national economy. Townspeople kept a covetous eye on Fort Riley's land and its resources, and they voted bond issues to build short-line railroads in order to get competitive freight rates from trans-continental carriers. These short lines put Fort Riley at the center of the nation's transportation system, assuring the fort's survival for the next century. The history of Fort Riley and its neighbors typifies the relations that evolved between the American people and their government throughout the American West. The settlers' approach to federal authority, at once supplicating and conniving, has persisted and thrived and become the national attitude. This book won first place in the Dr. Edward Tihen Historical Research and Publication competition, November 5, 1999. This award is presented by the Kansas State Historical Society for Kansas books written by first-time authors.
The History of Fort Riley
Author: Woodbury Freeman PridePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Riley (Kan.)
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Life at a Frontier Outpost
Author: Eleanor M. EddyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Riley (Kan.)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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