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        Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind

        Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind

        James Montgomery and His War on Slavery

        by Todd Mildfelt and David D. Schafer

        A controversial character largely known (as depicted in the movie Glory) as a Union colonel who led Black soldiers in the Civil War, James Montgomery (1814–71) waged a far more personal and radical war against slavery than popular history suggests. It is the true story of this militant abolitionist that Todd Mildfelt and David D. Schafer tell in Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind, summoning a life fiercely lived in struggle against the expansion of slavery into the West and during the Civil War.

        Architects of Empire

        Architects of Empire

        The Duke of Wellington and His Brothers

        by John Severn

        A soldier and statesman for the ages, the Duke of Wellington is a towering figure in world history. John Severn now offers a fresh look at the man born Arthur Wellesley to show that his career was very much a family affair, a lifelong series of interactions with his brothers and their common Anglo-Irish heritage.The untold story of a great family drama, Architects of Empire paints a new picture of the era through the collective biography of Wellesley and his siblings.

        A Life Cut Short at the Little Big Horn

        A Life Cut Short at the Little Big Horn

        U.S. Army Surgeon George E. Lord

        by Todd E. Harburn

        Foreword by Paul L. Hedren

        A portrait of a singular figure in the milieu of the American military’s nineteenth-century medical elite, A Life Cut Short at the Little Big Horn offers a close look at a familiar chapter in U.S. history, and a reminder of the humanity lost in a battle that resonates to this day.
         

        Hugh Lenox Scott, 1853–1934

        Hugh Lenox Scott, 1853–1934

        Reluctant Warrior

        by Armand S. La Potin

        Hugh Lenox Scott, 1853–1934: Reluctant Warrior is the first book to tell the full story of this unlikely, self-avowed “soldier of peace,” whose career, stretching from Little Bighorn until after World War I, reflected profound historical changes.
         

        Jim Bridger

        Jim Bridger

        Trailblazer of the American West

        by Jerry Enzler

        Tapping sources uncovered in the six decades since the last documented Bridger biography, Enzler’s book fully conveys the drama and details of the larger-than-life history of the “King of the Mountain Men.” This is the definitive story of an extraordinary life.
         

        Shooting Arrows and Slinging Mud

        Shooting Arrows and Slinging Mud

        Custer, the Press, and the Little Bighorn

        by James E. Mueller

        The defeat of George Armstrong Custer and the Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn was big news in 1876. Newspaper coverage of the battle initiated hot debates about whether the U.S. government should change its policy toward American Indians and who was to blame for the army’s loss—the latter, an argument that ignites passion to this day.

        Jayhawkers

        Jayhawkers

        The Civil War Brigade of James Henry Lane

        by Bryce Benedict

        No person excited greater emotion in Kansas than James Henry Lane, the U.S. senator who led a volunteer brigade in 1861–1862. In fighting numerous skirmishes, liberating hundreds of slaves, burning portions of four towns, and murdering half a dozen men, Lane and his brigade garnered national attention as the saviors of Kansas and the terror of Missouri. An entertaining story rich in detail, Jayhawkers will captivate scholars and history enthusiasts as it sheds new light on the unfettered violence on this western fringe of the Civil War.

        Borderlander

        Borderlander

        The Life of James Kirker, 1793–1852

        by Ralph Adam Smith

        James Kirker, “Indian fighter,” is among the most infamous characters of the American West. In his exhaustively researched biography, Ralph Adam Smith explores the controversy surrounding the life of this frontier figure. Kirker emigrated from Ireland to New York City in 1810. In the years that followed, he was a privateer (in the War of 1812), a British captive, a merchant, a mountain man, the head of a private army, and a dominant figure in New Mexico politics.

        Finding a Fallen Hero

        Finding a Fallen Hero

        The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner

        by Bob Korkuc

        Foreword by James M. McCaffrey

        Finding a Fallen Hero is a compelling story that blends a wartime drama with a primer on specialized research. Author Bob Korkuc initially set out to learn how his Uncle Tony came to rest at Arlington. In the process, he also unraveled the mystery of what occurred over the skies of Germany half a century ago.

        General Crook and the Western Frontier

        General Crook and the Western Frontier

        by Charles M. Robinson

        General George Crook was one of the most prominent soldiers in the frontier West. General William T. Sherman called him the greatest Indian fighter and manager the army ever had. General Crook and the Western Frontier, the first full-scale biography of Crook, uses contemporary manuscripts and primary sources to illuminate the general’s personal life and military career.

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