Dragoon campaigns to the Rocky Mountains

From the diary of a dragoon traveling with Col. Dodge in the area of Ft. Gibson and Ft. Leavenworth. Includes descriptions of George Caitlin, and a letter of Caitlin's, and encounters with the Pawnee Indians.

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Year

1836

Language

English

Publisher

Kessinger Publishing

Editions

6

Pages

288

ISBN

9781419177903

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