The prairie logbooks;
dragoon campaigns to the Pawnee villages in 1844, and to the Rocky mountains in 1845,
by Lieutenant J. Henry Carleton. Edited with an introduction by Louis Pelzer.

Description

Main Author

Carleton, James Henry, 1814-1873.

Related Names

Pelzer, Louis, 1879-1946, ed.
Caxton Club.

Language(s)

English

Published

Chicago, The Caxton club, 1943.

Subjects

United States. > United States. / Army. > United States. / Army. / Cavalry, 1st.
Pawnee Indians.
Dakota Indians > Dakota Indians / Wars.
Indians of North America > Indians of North America / Wars > Indians of North America / Wars / 1815-1875.

Note

"Lieutenant James Henry Carlton's first Logbook was published anonymously and appeared first in the Spirit of the times, New York from November 9, 1844 to April 12, 1845 ... The Logbook describing the second expedition (commanded by S. W. Kearny) was first printed in the Spirit of the times from December 27, 1845 to May 30, 1846."--Introd., p.xiii-xiv.
"Of this book, designed by William A. Kittredge, three hundred and fifty copies have been printed at the Lakeside press, R. R. Donnelley and sons company, Chicago, Illinois."
At head of title: 1844-1845.

Physical Description

xviii, 295 p. illus. 24cm.

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