The Buffalo War Book-Red River Indian Uprising of 1874~Sharps Rifle history~NEW

Description: The final campaign of the white man versus the Southern Plains Comanches, Kiowas, Arapahos, and Cheyenne THE BUFFALO WAR The History of the Red River Indian Uprising of 1874 James L. Haley This book offers valuable history and insight into the days of yesteryear when buffalo covered the Plains and the buffalo hunter was born. It is of special interest to black powder cartridge rifle shooters and Sharps rifle enthusiasts. With 32 pages of rare photographs, this book is a MUST-have for your Sharps or Roller library! Gen. Phil Sheridan called the Red River War of 1874 the most successful Indian campaign ever waged. Many of its incidents have become frontier legends, but only here is the extraordinary episode chronicled in full in all of its intricate and amazing detail, down to the rifles used and the strategies employed. James L. Haley has carefully analyzed the causes of the Indian unrest, centering upon the great buffalo slaughter which threatened to destroy forever the foundation of Indian life. The competing factions which shaped the course of events during the conflicts---war and peace factions competing for control within the Indian tribes, officers competing for commands and promotions within the U.S. Army, and the army and the Indian Bureau's competing for policy control within the government bureaucracies---are brilliantly researched and described, as are the battle strategies and engagements that made the Buffalo War such a curious blend of savagery, heroics, accidents and confusion on both sides. Exerpt from Chapter V, "The Battle of Adobe Walls": "Bulky grain sacks had been thrown against the door as a barricade, and Dixon, a borrowed Big Fifty in one hand, delicately picked his way to the top of the pile to peek out. At first he saw little to note, but when he spied a movement in some tall grass he squirmed to plant one knee for balance, aimed the heavy weapon, and pressed the trigger. An experienced hunter like Dixon should have known better than to shoot from such a spraddled position; the buffalo rifle's tremendous recoil blew him backward off his perch like a child. The others in the store, fearful that he had been shot, rushed to his aid as he landed amid the crash of upset crockery and tinware. Uninjured, Dixon again climbed back up to the transom. Once more he saw the grass move and, bracing himself more securely, shot at it again. He missed by several feet, but a third ball was true to its mark, and thereafter the clump of grass was still." This action-packed book overturns a number of myths and prejudices which surfaced during the hundred years since the Red River uprising. The result is an exciting, authentic narrative filled with the colorful events and personalities of a crucial time in the history of the American frontier and the buffalo hunter. What people are saying about this book "A poignant, sweeping canvas of a long-forgotten conflict . . . colorful, exciting, detailed. Students of the West will relish it."—Hartford Times "The Buffalo War is excellent history. Meticulously researched and well written, it could well stand as the definitive work in this field. Haley writes with a pleasing and perceptive style."—Montana "Original, tightly focused, extensively researched, profusely illustrated and presented in a lively narrative style."—Civil War History CONTENTS: Chapter I: The Buffalo Indians Chapter II: The Indians' Commissary Chapter III: The Gathering Storm Chapter IV: The Buffalo War Chapter V: The Battle of Adobe Walls Chapter VI: Lone Wolf's Revenge: The Lost Valley Fight Chapter VII: The United States Goes to War Chapter VIII: Internment: The Anadarko Fight Chapter IX: The Great Dry Time: The Miles Expedition and the Battle of Red River Chapter X: Medicine Water: The Lone Tree Massacre and the German Kidnappings Chapter XI: The Anadarko Renegades: The Battle for Lyman's Wagon Train and the Battle of Buffalo Wallow Chapter XII: The Mackenzie Column: The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon Chapter XIII: The Wrinkled-hand Chase Chapter XIV: The Collapse of Indian Resistance Chapter XV: Prison Brand New Softcover. Unabridged edition. 6x9. 312 pages. 58 rare illustrations. 2 maps.PLEASE NOTE: PHOTO IN THIS AUCTION IS A STOCK PHOTO OF THE BOOK. YOUR BOOK IS BRAND NEW FROM THE PUBLISHER, NEVER READ, NEVER SHELVED. We ship all of our books in cardboard packaging/wrapping for protection in transit. <

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