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Book SynopsisThe first detailed account of the history of Fort Phil Kearny, including the dramatic Fetterman Fight of December 21, 1866, in which the U.S. Army suffered its worst defeat on the northern plains until Custer’s defeat at the Little Bighorn ten years later.
Trade ReviewPraise for the original Bison Books edition of
Fort Phil Kearny: An American Saga “This meticulously documented book . . . , based on army records and firsthand reports, should stand as definitive. [It] is, by far, the best account yet of Fort Phil Kearny and the stirring events that took place. . . . A must for devotees of Western Americana.”—Robert Hannon,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch “For the first time we have the detailed story of all the little fights that preceded the major disaster. . . . It is one of the best studies that has been made of any sector of the Indian Wars.”—Don Russell,
Chicago Sunday Tribune “This is an excellent introduction to the period we know as the Indian Wars as well as a prelude to the major disaster a decade in the future.”—
Military Affairs “Brown has resisted the temptation to argue disputed points in detail. He has marshaled the facts, allowing the documents to speak for themselves.”—
Westerners Brand Book
“[Dee Brown] has always been a highly gifted storyteller, in the best sense of the word, as well as a careful historian. He is aided here by the nature of his material. . . . This is a vivid portrayal of the period, and it is a book where perhaps the cliché ‘hard-to-put-down’ may for once be justifiably used.”—
English Westerners’ Tally Sheet “The scholarship is surpassed only by the engaging style which in toto makes
Fort Phil Kearny a most readable book.”—
Journal of the West"Engaging and well written."—Steven C. Haack,
Journal of America's Military PastTable of ContentsI. April: Moon When the Geese Lay Eggs
II. May: Planting Moon
III. June: Moon When the Green Grass Is Up
IV: July: Moon When the Chokecherries are Ripe
V: August: Moon When the Geese Shed Their Feathers
VI: September: Drying Grass Moon
VII: October: Harvest Moon
VIII: November: Deer Rutting Moon
IX: December: Moon When the Deer Shed Their Horns
X: January: Moon of Strong Cold
XI: Aftermath
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