The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke, Volume 1: November 20, 1872, to July 28, 1876 Tapa dura - 2003

Denton, Texas: University of North Texas Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, 2003. First edition. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. x, 518. Dark blue photographic dust jacket with red stripes at top and bottom of back panel and white, black and silver type. Blue cloth with titles stamped in gold gilt. With appendices, index. Dust jacket in Brodart wraps. Light shelf wear. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Volume 1 begins with Bourke's years as aide-de-camp to General Crook during the Apache campaign and his dealings with the Cochise. It also includes Bourke's observations on the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes, the Great Sioux War as well as his writings on the Powder River fight and the Battle of the Rosebud. "Researchers and authors have long turned to John Bourke's insightful diaries as perhaps the single best resource for the final years of the western Indian wars" [jacket notes].

Univ of North Texas, 2003. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition annotated edition. 592 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches.