Author: George Bird GrinnellPublisher: Cleveland, The Arthur H. Clark Company
ISBN:
Category : Americana
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Two Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion
Author: George Bird GrinnellPublisher: Cleveland, The Arthur H. Clark Company
ISBN:
Category : Americana
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Two Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion
Author: George Bird GrinnellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Two Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion
Author: George Bird GrinnellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Two Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion
Author: George Bird GrinnellPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803257757
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
From 1864 until 1877, the Pawnee Scouts, a unique U.S. Army battalion of about a hundred Pawnees, were scouts and soldiers during the height of the Plains Indian wars and earned the respect of prominent generals in the West, including George Crook, Eugene Carr, and Ranald Mackenzie. They were commanded by the famous "fighting Norths". Originally published in 1928, Two Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion is based upon Luther's firsthand recollections. The Pawnee Scouts and the Norths helped protect the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, scouted for the Connor Expedition in 1865 and along the Republican River in 1866, fought the Cheyennes at the Battle of Plum Creek, directed the Carr Expedition that led to the destruction of the Cheyenne Dog Soldier village at Summit Springs, fought in Crook's Campaign against Dull Knife in 1876-77, and assisted with the campaign following Custer's defeat.
War Party in Blue
Author: Mark van de LogtPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806184396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Between 1864 and 1877, during the height of the Plains Indian wars, Pawnee Indian scouts rendered invaluable service to the United States Army. They led missions deep into contested territory, tracked resisting bands, spearheaded attacks against enemy camps, and on more than one occasion saved American troops from disaster on the field of battle. In War Party in Blue, Mark van de Logt tells the story of the Pawnee scouts from their perspective, detailing the battles in which they served and recounting hitherto neglected episodes. Employing military records, archival sources, and contemporary interviews with current Pawnee tribal members—some of them descendants of the scouts—Van de Logt presents the Pawnee scouts as central players in some of the army's most notable campaigns. He argues that military service allowed the Pawnees to fight their tribal enemies with weapons furnished by the United States as well as to resist pressures from the federal government to assimilate them into white society. According to the author, it was the tribe's martial traditions, deeply embedded in their culture, that made them successful and allowed them to retain these time-honored traditions. The Pawnee style of warfare, based on stealth and surprise, was so effective that the scouts' commanding officers did little to discourage their methods. Although the scouts proudly wore the blue uniform of the U.S. Cavalry, they never ceased to be Pawnees. The Pawnee Battalion was truly a war party in blue.
Last of the Great Scouts (Buffalo Bill)
Author: Helen Cody WetmorePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The story of William F. Cody, known as the legendary Buffalo Bill. Born in a log cabin in Iowa, he was a buffalo hunter, stagecoach driver, Pony Express rider, Civil War soldier, and a scout for the U.S. army before beginning his career as the star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, which electrified audiences around the world from 1883 to 1917. Bill's sister, Helen Cody Wetmore writes an affectionate biography that recalls both the man and the legend, his colorful personality and ironic wit, as well as his celebrated international status. Before becoming a showman, Cody tried his luck as a land speculator, a hotelkeeper, and a justice of the peace. These pages also show the author herself growing up on the wild frontier. "Buffalo Bill" introduces us to an unforgettable and controversial figure in American frontier history.
Two Great Scouts
Author: George Bird GrinnellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781519053848
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Few Americans realize how many Native Americans served as scouts and guides for the U.S. Army during the Indian wars of the late 19th century. This is the true story of one battallion of Pawnees organized and led by the famous scouts, the North brothers.A scout's life was hard and often short but they were essential to army operations in the West, as few army officers had knowledge of the tribes or terrain. The North brothers knew the lay of the land and spoke Pawnee.George Bird Grinnell knew the Norths. He is one of our premier historians, anthropologists, and naturalists of the Old West. He accompanied General George Armstrong Custer on the 1874 Black Hills Expedition and has some interesting things to say about Custer in this book. Grinnell was also key to the protection of Yellowstone Park and the establishment of Glacier National Park.Every memoir of the American West provides us with another view of the migration that changed the country forever.
Two great scouts and their Pawnee battaltion
Author: George Bird GrinnellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Scouting on Two Continents
Author: Frederick Russell BurnhamPublisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786259583
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
All England cheered this modest American. He acquired his scouting lore warring against Apaches in Arizona. After hunting gold in the Northwest and the Klondike he rode deep into the savage territory of Africa to slay the M’Limo, treacherous Matabele high priest. During the Boer War he performed many thrilling exploits as chief of Scouts. He was honored in the friendship of Lord Roberts, Theodore Roosevelt, Cecil Rhodes, and Dr. Jameson and received the highest honors of the British Empire. In this book he tells in full detail the fascinating story of his thrilling and varied career. “In real life he is more interesting than any of my heroes of romance”—SIR RIDER HAGGARD “I have seldom been as much taken with a narrative”—REAR ADMIRAL WM. S. SIMS, U.S.N. “I have read it all with enthralled interest”—THEODORE ROOSEVELT “England was never made by her statesmen; England was made by her adventurers.”—GENERAL GORDON.
Wolves in Blue
Author: Jean A. LukeshPublisher:
ISBN: 9780964758643
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Frank and Luther North and their Pawnee Scouts worked with the U.S. Army to protect and rescue overland trail travelers, settlers, soldiers, and Union Pacific railroad workers during the Plains Indian Wars and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. This edition includes photographs, timeline, index, select bibliographical references, critical thinking questions, glossary, and bold vocabulary terms.