Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hay ~ Rickey

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From the western research/reference library of Jerry Crandall

Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hay ~ The Enlisted Soldier Fighting the Indian Wars 

By Don Rickey, Jr.

Condition; very good, minor shelf wear on dust jacket over hard cover

University of Oklahoma Press, 4th printing, 1972

During the Indian Wars 1866 – 1891, the enlisted men in the U.S. Army crossed the frontier creating the framework of law and order within which settlement and development became possible. Here is the story of the common soldier in the military past. Author Rickey interviewed over 300 living veterans who supplied information about their Army experiences. Many survived to the mid 1950’s and were able to share these personal interviews and additional correspondence with the author providing a window to life in the regular Army.