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PublisherIndependently Published
ISBN-101793202222
ISBN-139781793202222
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Book TitleConquest of the Missouri (Expanded, Annotated) : Grant Marsh, Custer, and the 1876 Campaign
Number of Pages322 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicHistorical
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorJoseph Hanson
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight19.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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SynopsisHe saved the wounded survivors of the Battle of the Little Bighorn by piloting the steamer Far West on a record-breaking dash down three rivers to Fort Abraham Lincoln. This acclaimed biography of Grant Marsh is one of the quintessential works of western Americana covering the last quarter of the 19th century and is a source for every Custer scholar.In addition to a lengthy treatment of Marsh's important role on the 1876 Yellowstone Expedition with Custer, Terry, and Gibbon, this exciting and fascinating book details the development of the captain's career on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, which paralleled the rise of the steamboat industry.From the early days (with Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh ) until the arrival of the railroads, Grant Marsh became a legend, especially on the Upper Missouri during the Indian Wars. He was highly-respected and sought after by the military commanders who campaigned there in the post-Civil War era.No reader who is interested in the pioneer days of the Dakotas, Montana, and Wyoming can fail to be riveted by this biography. Grant Marsh was one of the towering figures of the old west and played a central role in its settlement., He saved the wounded survivors of the Battle of the Little Bighorn by piloting the steamer Far West on a record-breaking dash down three rivers to Fort Abraham Lincoln. This acclaimed biography of Grant Marsh is one of the quintessential works of western Americana covering the last quarter of the 19th century and is a source for every Custer scholar. In addition to a lengthy treatment of Marsh's important role on the 1876 Yellowstone Expedition with Custer, Terry, and Gibbon, this exciting and fascinating book details the development of the captain's career on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, which paralleled the rise of the steamboat industry. From the early days (with Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh ) until the arrival of the railroads, Grant Marsh became a legend, especially on the Upper Missouri during the Indian Wars. He was highly-respected and sought after by the military commanders who campaigned there in the post-Civil War era. No reader who is interested in the pioneer days of the Dakotas, Montana, and Wyoming can fail to be riveted by this biography. Grant Marsh was one of the towering figures of the old west and played a central role in its settlement.
