Campaigning with King. Charles King, Chronicler of the Old Army
by Russell, Don
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About This Item
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1991 First edition. Edited with an introduction by Paul L. Hedren. xxx, 187pp. plus frontispiece portrait and twenty-eight illustrations primarily from vintage photographs. Chapter notes, bibliography of King's books, index. Red cloth. A very fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. The first study of King's military and literary careers, written after his death by Don Russell, a respected authority on frontier history. Russell had talked with and corresponded with King since the late 1920s to produce an authentic and colorful book. King was in the campaign that resulted in Custer's Last Stand, he saw Buffalo Bill fight Yellow Hand, he knew Winfield Scott, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Philip H. Sheridan, Nelson A. Miles, and many other historic figures..
Synopsis
Long overdue, Campaigning with King is the first study of that remarkable man's military and literary careers, written after his death by Don Russell, a respected authority on frontier history.
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- Title
- Campaigning with King. Charles King, Chronicler of the Old Army
- Author
- Russell, Don
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Place of Publication
- Lincoln
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Charles King Biography History Military Literature Western Americana General George Custer Battle Buffalo Bill Politics
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