| Black, Buckskin, and Blue: African American Scouts and Soldiers on the Western Frontier Contributor(s): Burton, Arthur T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1571687866 ISBN-13: 9781571687869 Publisher: Eakin Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: This Book takes an in-depth look at African Americans who were scouts and soldiers on the United States western frontier during the nineteenth and twentieth century. Surprisingly, some degree of Old West law enforcement had a direct relationship with the history of the United States black 9th and 10th Calvary regiments along with the African-American 24th and 25th Infantry. Art T. Burton has done a good job relating a number of law enforcement actions under taken by these military units. In it, he relates when and how the Buffalo Soldiers pursued outlaws as well as hostile Indians on the western frontier. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Law | Military |
| Dewey: 355.008 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 298 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Black, Buckskin, and Blue takes an in-depth look at African Americans who were scouts and soldiers on the United States western frontier during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The author explores the incidents and adventures black men were involved in during the westward movement as scouts and soldiers. Bypassing the radical hostilities they endured in frontier towns - well covered by other books - the author examines military incidents involving black soldiers and desperadoes, as well as certain critical military engagements in which they made important contributions. This book is a continuation of the research begun by the author more than a decade ago for Black, Red, and Deadly: Black and Indian Gunfighters of the Indian Territory, 1870-1907. |
