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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF TEXAS FORTS, Timanus. This guide presents over one hundred Texas forts and camps in the order that they came into being, and illustrates their history with
period drawings, plans and maps.
232 pp. (FT120) $18.95
ARIZONA MILITARY INSTALLATIONS: 1752-1922, Nearing/Hoff.
Diagrams, drawings and histories of the presidios, camps and forts which played such a significant role in the struggle to settle the Arizona Territory. Timeline marks duration of each outpost while detailed illustrations provide insight into military life on the frontier. Oversized.
59 pp. (FT112) $20.00
BENT'S FORT, Levander. A huge private fort on the upper Arkansas River in present day southeastern Colorado. The center of the Indian trade of the central plains until 1849.
479 pp. (FT117) $19.95
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BROADAXE AND BAYONET, Prucha. The role of the United States Army in the development of the Northwest, 1815-1860. A study of the thirteen army posts in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and northern Illinois.
236 pp. (FT124) $12.00
THE FETTERMAN MASSACRE, Brown. The only real documented account of this tragic occurrence in history (Wyoming material). Map.
251 pp. (FT103) $16.95
FORT
ANDERSON: Battle for Wilderness. A complete accounting of the role Fort Anderson played in the defense of the South’s major blockade running seaport at Wilmington, North Carolina.
121 pp. (FT108) $12.95
FORT CHURCHILL, Paher. Nevada military outpost of the 1860s.
48 pp. (FT101) $5.95
FORT GIBSON:
Terminal on the Trail of Tears, Agnew. Research from official reports, letters, newspaper accounts and other sources. Ft. Gibson held not only the role of peacekeeper but also served as a major staging point for western explorers and maintained a civilizing influence on the entire region. A chronicle of the fort's purpose. Maps, notes.
288 pp. (FT104) $19.95
FORT LARAMIE AND THE PAGEANT OF THE WEST, 1834-1890, Hafen/Young. A history of the fort from its establishment as Fort John in 1834 to its abandonment in 1890.
It was a vital supply center and rest stop for a tide of emigrants, and a rendezvous points for trappers. The fort was converted from a trappers' post into a military fort as the westward movement grew. The peace council of 1851 - one of the largest gatherings of tribes ever seen in the Old West, is described in fascinating detail. Photos.
428 pp. (FT106) $14.95
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FORT MEADE: 1849-1900, Brown Jr. The oldest town in interior south Florida. First established as a military outpost to separate Seminoles from white pioneer families.
214 pp. (FT125) $19.95
FORT
MEADE & THE BLACK HILLS, Lee. Fort Meade existed for sixty-six years, from 1878-1944. It was the home of the famous Seventh Cavalry after its ignominious defeat in the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
321 pp. (FT122) $22.95
FORT STANTON AND ITS COMMUNITY: 1856-1896, Ryan.
For more than 40 years this fort provided protection to the civilian population and played a significant role in controlling the Mescalero Apaches.
160 pp. (FT121) $14.95
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FORT RENO AND THE INDIAN TERRITORY FRONTIER, Hoig. The book deals not only with Fort Reno, but also with the Darlington Agency, The Chisholm Trail, and trading activities in Indian Territory from 1874 to approximately 1900.
285 pp. (FT126) $16.95
FORT UNION AND THE SANTA FE TRAIL, Utley. Established in 1851 in the Wolf Creek Valley of New Mexico.
42 pp. (FT115) $10.00
FORTS OF NEW MEXICO,
Giese. A handy guidebook to the old cavalry forts of New Mexico, giving something of their respective histories, how to get there and what to see when you do.
32 pp. (FT119) $5.95
FORTS OF THE
WEST, Frazer.
Military forts, presidios and posts west of the Mississippi to 1898. Date of establishment, location, reason for establishment, name, rank, changes in name or location, present status or date of abandonment. Map of each state with location of forts. Good reference.
246 pp. (FT109) $19.95
TEXAS FORTS, Lease. The pre-1900s forts and camps, and the 1500-1800s missions and presidios instrumental in the development of Texas.
274 pp. (FT123) $18.45
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