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An army doctor on the western frontier : journals and letters of John Vance Lauderdale, 1864-1890 / edited and annotated by Robert M. Utley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lauderdale, John Vance, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Physicians--United States--Diaries.
- Physicians.
- Physicians--United States--Correspondence.
- West (U.S.)--History, Military--19th century.
- West (U.S.).
- United States. Army--Military life--History--19th century.
- United States.
- Lauderdale, John Vance--Diaries.
- Lauderdale, John Vance.
- Lauderdale, John Vance--Correspondence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (207 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque, New Mexico : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This selection of Lauderdale's writings, edited and annotated by a premier historian of the American West, offers an insightful account of army life that will teach readers much about the settlement and growth of the West in a time of rapid change.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; 1: Fort Bridger, Utah, 1864-1866; 2: Fort Yuma, California, 1868-1869; 3: Camp Lowell, Arizona, 1869-1870; 4: Fort Yuma, California, 1870-1871; 5: Fort Wingate, New Mexico, 1874-1875; 6: Fort Wingate, New Mexico, 1876-1878; 7: Fort Sully, Dakota, 1882-1886; 8: Fort Clark, Texas, 1887-1888; 9: Fort Davis, Texas, 1888-1890; 10: Retirement and After; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780826354556
- 0826354556
- OCLC:
- 874563250
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