An Army Doctor on the Western Frontier: Journals and Letters of John Vance Lauderdale, 1864-1890 Contributor(s): Utley, Robert M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 082635453X ISBN-13: 9780826354532 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - History | Military - United States |
Dewey: 355.009 |
LCCN: 2013041157 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (0.97 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Assigned to the District of Utah during the Civil War, physician John Vance Lauderdale spent the next twenty-five years on army posts in the American West, serving in California, Arizona, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Texas. Throughout his career he kept a detailed journal and sent long letters home to his sister in upstate New York. 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. Lauderdale's observations are keen and critical. He writes about fellow officers, his army superiors, the civilians and American Indians he encountered, life on officers' row, and the day-to-day functioning of the army medical service. Particularly valuable are his insights into military interactions with local communities of Mormons, American Indians, and Hispanos. |
Contributor Bio(s): Utley, Robert M.: - Robert M. Utley, formerly chief historian of the National Park Service, is the author of seventeen distinguished books on the history of the American West, most recently Geronimo. |