Author: PELZER, Louis Title: Marches of the Dragoons in the Mississippi Valley: An Account of Marches and Activities of the First Regiment United States Dragoons in the Mississippi Valley between the Years 1833 and 1850
Description: Iowa City, The State Historical Society of Iowa, 1917. Hardcover. Edited by Benjamin F. Shambaugh. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and rules. x, 282pp. Near fine. Superb first edition of this chronicle "in the work of frontier defense, garrison duty, treaty negotiations, marches, expeditions, patrol duty, exploration, and in the enforcement of federal laws." Jack D. Rittenhouse calls this "One of the best sources on general history of the Dragoons, cited by all authoritative writers on the subject.." HOWES P 188. RITTENHOUSE 459. .
Keywords: Illinois & Midwest Military History
Price: US$ 155.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 50837
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