Forts of the American Frontier 1820–91

The Southern Plains and Southwest

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Forts of the American Frontier 1820–91

The Southern Plains and Southwest

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During the 1840s, the rarely visited “Great American Desert” of the Southern Plains and Southwest became part of the inexorable westward expansion, as European traders and settlers headed overland from the eastern seaboard. The traditional lands of the Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole Indians were quickly absorbed, and the rapid advance of the frontier soon brought the white man into conflict with the Kiowa, Comanche, Apache and Navajo tribes. Numerous posts and forts were built to protect trading posts and settlers, and to police the Indian reservations. This title explores the design and development of these sites, the life of the garrisons that manned them, and the clashes with Native American warriors such as Geronimo, Manuelito and Quanah Parker.

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Published 10 Nov 2006
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 64
ISBN 9781846030406
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 7 b/w; 1 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Fortress
Short code FOR 54
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Ron Field

Ron Field is an internationally acknowledged exper…

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Adam Hook

Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his wo…

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