Custer and the 1873 Yellowstone survey: a documentary history
Progress on the nation's second transcontinental railroad slowed in 1873. The Northern Pacific's proposed middle -- the 250 miles between present Billings and Glendive, Montana -- had yet to be surveyed, and Sioux and Cheyenne Indians opposed construction through the Yellowstone Valley, th...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Progress on the nation's second transcontinental railroad slowed in 1873. The Northern Pacific's proposed middle -- the 250 miles between present Billings and Glendive, Montana -- had yet to be surveyed, and Sioux and Cheyenne Indians opposed construction through the Yellowstone Valley, the heart of their hunting grounds. A previous surveying expedition along the Yellowstone River in 1872 had resulted in the death of a prominent member of the party, the near-death of the railroad's chief engineer, the embarrassment of the U.S. Army, and a public relations and financial disaster for the Northern Pacific. Such is the backdrop for this story of the expedition told through documents selected and interpreted by historian M. John Lubetkin. The U.S. Army was determined to punish the Sioux, and the Northern Pacific desperately needed to complete its engineering work and resume construction. The expedition mounted in 1873 -- larger than all previous surveys combined -- included "embedded" newspaper correspondents and 1,600 infantry and cavalry, the latter led by George Armstrong Custer. Lubetkin has gathered firsthand accounts from the correspondents, diarists, and reporters who accompanied this important expedition, including that of news correspondent Samuel J. Barrows. Barrows's narrative -- written in a series of dispatches to the New York Tribune -- provides a comprehensive, often humorous description of events, and his proficiency with shorthand enabled him to capture quotations and dialogue with an authenticity unmatched by other writers on the survey. The expedition marched west from the Missouri River in mid-June of 1873 and, in three months, covered nearly 1,000, often grueling miles |
| Beschreibung: | 335 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 25 cm |
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| spelling | Custer and the 1873 Yellowstone survey a documentary history edited by M. John Lubetkin Norman, Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Press 2023 © 2013 335 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 25 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Frontier military series 32 Preparations -- To the Yellowstone -- Fighting on the Yellowstone Progress on the nation's second transcontinental railroad slowed in 1873. The Northern Pacific's proposed middle -- the 250 miles between present Billings and Glendive, Montana -- had yet to be surveyed, and Sioux and Cheyenne Indians opposed construction through the Yellowstone Valley, the heart of their hunting grounds. A previous surveying expedition along the Yellowstone River in 1872 had resulted in the death of a prominent member of the party, the near-death of the railroad's chief engineer, the embarrassment of the U.S. Army, and a public relations and financial disaster for the Northern Pacific. Such is the backdrop for this story of the expedition told through documents selected and interpreted by historian M. John Lubetkin. The U.S. Army was determined to punish the Sioux, and the Northern Pacific desperately needed to complete its engineering work and resume construction. The expedition mounted in 1873 -- larger than all previous surveys combined -- included "embedded" newspaper correspondents and 1,600 infantry and cavalry, the latter led by George Armstrong Custer. Lubetkin has gathered firsthand accounts from the correspondents, diarists, and reporters who accompanied this important expedition, including that of news correspondent Samuel J. Barrows. Barrows's narrative -- written in a series of dispatches to the New York Tribune -- provides a comprehensive, often humorous description of events, and his proficiency with shorthand enabled him to capture quotations and dialogue with an authenticity unmatched by other writers on the survey. The expedition marched west from the Missouri River in mid-June of 1873 and, in three months, covered nearly 1,000, often grueling miles Custer, George Armstrong 1839-1876 (DE-588)118523082 gnd rswk-swf Barrows, Samuel June 1845-1909 (DE-588)116064765 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1800-1900 gnd rswk-swf Indigenes Volk (DE-588)4187207-1 gnd rswk-swf Eisenbahn (DE-588)4014015-5 gnd rswk-swf Konflikt (DE-588)4032081-9 gnd rswk-swf Dakota (DE-588)4090856-2 gnd rswk-swf Vermessung (DE-588)4063048-1 gnd rswk-swf Finanzkrise (DE-588)7635855-0 gnd rswk-swf Yellowstone National Park (DE-588)4119196-1 gnd rswk-swf Custer, George A. / (George Armstrong) / 1839-1876 Barrows, Samuel J. / (Samuel June) / 1845-1909 Northern Pacific Railroad Company Indians of North America / Wars / 1866-1895 / Sources Yellowstone River Valley / Surveys / History / 19th century / Sources Railroads / Surveying / History / 19th century / Sources Dakota Indians / Wars / Sources Financial crises / United States / History / 19th century Montana / Surveys / History / 19th century Custer, George A. / (George Armstrong) / 1839-1876 / https://isni.org/isni/0000000121178703 Barrows, Samuel J. / (Samuel June) / 1845-1909 / https://isni.org/isni/0000000105349920 Northern Pacific Railroad Company / https://isni.org/isni/0000000121937378 Financial crises / United States / History / 19th century / Sources Dakota Indians / Wars Financial crises Indians of North America / Wars Railroads / Surveying Montana United States United States / Yellowstone River Valley 1800-1899 History Sources Custer, George Armstrong 1839-1876 (DE-588)118523082 p Yellowstone National Park (DE-588)4119196-1 g Dakota (DE-588)4090856-2 s Geschichte 1800-1900 z Barrows, Samuel June 1845-1909 (DE-588)116064765 p Vermessung (DE-588)4063048-1 s Eisenbahn (DE-588)4014015-5 s Finanzkrise (DE-588)7635855-0 s Konflikt (DE-588)4032081-9 s Indigenes Volk (DE-588)4187207-1 s DE-188 Lubetkin, Michael John 1937- (DE-588)133156508 edt Frontier military series 32 (DE-604)BV000654986 32 |
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