To Live and Die in the West : The American

The apocalyptic clashes of culture between the land-hungry whites and the American Indians, which reached their climax in the latter half of the nineteenth century, were among the most tragic of all wars ever fought. These conflicts pitted one civilization against another, neither able to comprehend or accommodate the other. To the victor went domination of the continent, to the vanquished the destruction of their way of life. This volume describes those who took part in these wars, focusing on the Plains Indians such as the Sioux and the Cheyenne, the Apache peoples of the south-west, and their implacable foe, the US Cavalry.

US Cavalryman 1865-1890
Introduction	p. 7
Historical background	p. 8
Chronology	p. 10
Enlistment	p. 11
Training	p. 14
Uniform and equipment	p. 15
Weapons	p. 21
Field service	p. 27
Combat and tactics	p. 32
Wounds and sickness	p. 35
Campaigns	p. 36
Sites of interest	p. 52
The plates	p. 54
Bibliography	p. 64
Glossary	p. 64
The American Plains Indians
Introduction	p. 69
Community structure and camp life	p. 70
Hunting and the horse	p. 76
War	p. 83
Religion, ceremony and medicine	p. 99
Conquest	p. 105
The plates	p. 107
The Apaches
Introduction	p. 115
The Apache tribes	p. 116
Apache life	p. 119
War	p. 124
Religion	p. 128
The Apache Wars	p. 132
War with the Americans	p. 135
The plates	p. 151
Bibliography	p. 159
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To Live and Die in the West : The American Indian Wars, 1860-90

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