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Life and Manners in the Frontier Army by Knight, Oliver is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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The Officers And Ladies Of The Old Army Were An Elite If Exiled Group In The Trans-mississippi West During The Period Of The Indian Wars From 1865 To 1890. In, But Seldom Of, Western Communities, And Often Isolated Far In Advance Of Homesteaders, They Maintained A Stylized Code Of Conduct Shaping The Life And Manners Of Many Frontier Posts, Often Under Formidable Circumstances. Their Isolation - Social, Psychological, And Physical - Gave Them A Sense Of Unity Not Easily To Be Found Elsewhere In The American Society Of Their Time. To Bring Us A Truer Picture Of Their Milieu Is The Purpose Of This Book. By Oliver Knight. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 263-269.
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- Author
- Knight, Oliver
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press, 1993
- Published
- 1978
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780806125176
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, History, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.2 / 5 (5 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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