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"U. S. Army Indian Wars: Campaigns of Generals Custer, Miles, & Crook, with the Sioux & Cheyenne, Chief Joseph & the Nez Perce; Captain Jack & The Modoc, Invaders & Indian Wars in Texas & The South" (3 Volumes In 1) by Cyrus Townsend Brady covers the most famous Indian Wars of the Nineteenth Century. Cyrus Townsend Brady (1861-1920) was an Episcopal clergyman and historian as well as a novelist. He published over 70 novels, with an accurate historical basis, many of them based on incidents and historical figures in American history. He also published non-fiction histories in a series called "Fights And Fighters." Brady used primary sources such as diaries, letters, and journals, both published and unpublished, which made him unusual for popular history authors of his time. He also wrote in clear, simple language that made his books popular; unlike the stuffy verbose prose of the professional historian of his day. This book, "U. S. Army Indian Wars: Campaigns of Generals Custer, Miles, & Crook, with the Sioux & Cheyenne, Chief Joseph & the Nez Perce; Captain Jack & The Modoc, Invaders & Indian Wars in Texas & The South" is a compilation of three of Brady's books on US war with the Indians in one low-priced e-book volume. It contains over 297,000 words in the three volumes. Book I, "Campaigns of Generals Custer, Miles, Crook, Terry, & Sheridan with the Sioux & Cheyenne" covers the Plains Indian wars. In this struggle the Sioux & Cheyenne tried to stop the invasion of white settlers into their hunting grounds. These wars produced the famous Indian Chiefs Gall, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Little Big Man. They also led to the most famous battle of all of the U. S. Indian Wars. This was the Battle of the Little Big Horn in which Custer & his command were wiped out. Book II, "Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War & Captain Jack and the Modoc War" cover the most famous of the Indian Wars of the Northwest. Book III, "Invaders And Indian Wars In Texas And In The South" deals with some of the early battles and Indian Wars in the Southern States and Texas. Included is the battle of King's Mountain during the American Revolution, The Creek War of Andrew Jackson, The Seminole War, and the struggle for Texas independence. Brady does an unusual thing in writing these histories. He incorporates into his works some actual eyewitness accounts. This treatment gives a more complete view of the various wars than the usual straight historical treatment, as it allows the airing of conflicting points of view to be heard. A must-read for those interested in the Indian Wars of the 19th Century. This e-book contains the illustrations Brady used in the original volumes
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