Author: MARSHALL, S.L.A.
Title: Crimsoned Prairie - the Wars between the United States and the Plains Indians During the Winning of the West
Description: London, Macdonald. 1973, First Edition. (ISBN: 035604534X). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Marshall, S.L.A. Gold title on red boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a mark to the upper margin of 2 pages, a light crease to the corners of 3 pages, else very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has a small closed tear and is not price clipped. xiv + 256 pages. 22 illustrations with sketches by the author and maps by Max Lennox. First UK edition. In this impartial and fast moving account, General Marshal describes the wars with the Nez Perce and Chief Joseph's battles against federal troops; provides a new analysis of Custer's last stand wih a demonstration of his military errors, and reconstructs the battle of Wounded Knee showing that an actual battle took place - not just a massacre, as is often believed. NOT BOOK CLUB A1E. Very Good/Good.

Keywords: George A. Custer, Chief Satanta, General Crook, Chief Red Cloud, Colonel Carrington, W.T. Sherman, Chief Joseph, Battle of Little Big Horn, Slim Buttes, Sitting Bull, Bear's Paw Battle, Wounded Knee, Plains Indians, Nez Perce 035604534x Marshall, S.L. A.


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