Author: Robert Goldthwaite Carter
Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Account of the Indian Wars on the Texas frontier during the 1870's.
On the Border with Mackenzie, Or, Winning West Texas from the Comanches
Author: Robert Goldthwaite Carter
Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Account of the Indian Wars on the Texas frontier during the 1870's.
Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Account of the Indian Wars on the Texas frontier during the 1870's.
On the Border with Mackenzie, Or, Winning West Texas from the Comanches
Author: Robert Goldthwaite Carter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comanche Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comanche Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
First Crossing
Author: Derek Hayes
Publisher: D & M Publishers
ISBN: 9781926706597
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
First Crossing recounts an adventure of epic proportions -- in equal parts romantic, historically significant and compelling. It is the story of Canada's most famous explorer, Alexander Mackenzie, who in 1793 became the first person to cross the continent of North America north of Mexico. With a mix of wonderfully readable text, historical and contemporary photographs, and archival maps and illustrations, here is fresh insight into what drove Mackenzie to undertake his dramatic and dangerous quest for the Pacific Ocean, and how his daring secured Canada's legacy.
Publisher: D & M Publishers
ISBN: 9781926706597
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
First Crossing recounts an adventure of epic proportions -- in equal parts romantic, historically significant and compelling. It is the story of Canada's most famous explorer, Alexander Mackenzie, who in 1793 became the first person to cross the continent of North America north of Mexico. With a mix of wonderfully readable text, historical and contemporary photographs, and archival maps and illustrations, here is fresh insight into what drove Mackenzie to undertake his dramatic and dangerous quest for the Pacific Ocean, and how his daring secured Canada's legacy.
A World Beyond Borders
Author: David Clark MacKenzie
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442601825
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
"This lucid, thoughtful synthesis makes excellent sense of the dense web that international organizations have spun around the globe over the last two centuries. Above all, by highlighting their role in relation to states and by assessing their performance, this volume provides a welcome introduction to a prime feature of our globalized world."---Michael H. Hunt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "The author has written a balanced, fair introduction to the modern history of international organizations. While the survey of the League of Nations is well done, the book really comes alive with its analysis of the United Nations. The final chapter, surveying recent UN operations, is excellent. A World Beyond Borders is an effective resource for undergraduate students of international relations."---George Egerton, University of British Columbia There were only a few international organizations at the start of the twentieth century. By the end of the century, there were thousands at the heart of the international system involved in all aspects of international relations, including peacekeeping, disarmament, peace resolution, human rights, diplomacy, and environmentalism. This short book examines how international organizations became the major legal, moral, and cultural forces that they are today. For easy reference, the appendices consist of the Covenant of the League of Nations, The Charter of the United Nations, and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The book also includes a list of League of Nations members and United Nations members, diagrams of the structure of the General Assembly and the organs of the UN, and a list of UN peacekeeping missions.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442601825
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
"This lucid, thoughtful synthesis makes excellent sense of the dense web that international organizations have spun around the globe over the last two centuries. Above all, by highlighting their role in relation to states and by assessing their performance, this volume provides a welcome introduction to a prime feature of our globalized world."---Michael H. Hunt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "The author has written a balanced, fair introduction to the modern history of international organizations. While the survey of the League of Nations is well done, the book really comes alive with its analysis of the United Nations. The final chapter, surveying recent UN operations, is excellent. A World Beyond Borders is an effective resource for undergraduate students of international relations."---George Egerton, University of British Columbia There were only a few international organizations at the start of the twentieth century. By the end of the century, there were thousands at the heart of the international system involved in all aspects of international relations, including peacekeeping, disarmament, peace resolution, human rights, diplomacy, and environmentalism. This short book examines how international organizations became the major legal, moral, and cultural forces that they are today. For easy reference, the appendices consist of the Covenant of the League of Nations, The Charter of the United Nations, and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The book also includes a list of League of Nations members and United Nations members, diagrams of the structure of the General Assembly and the organs of the UN, and a list of UN peacekeeping missions.
Bad Hand
Author: Charles M. Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
A Civil War hero, victorious Indian fighter and eventual madman, General Ranald S. Mackenzie's fascinating life, his brilliant accomplishments, and his descent into madness are brought to life in a complete and thoroughly researched biography that reestablishes his importance in the history of Texas and the United States. Foreword by Stan Hoig.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
A Civil War hero, victorious Indian fighter and eventual madman, General Ranald S. Mackenzie's fascinating life, his brilliant accomplishments, and his descent into madness are brought to life in a complete and thoroughly researched biography that reestablishes his importance in the history of Texas and the United States. Foreword by Stan Hoig.
Ranald S. Mackenzie on the Texas Frontier
Author: Ernest Wallace
Publisher: Reveille Books
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Recounts Mackenzie's career as commander of the 41st Infantry Regiment on the Rio Grande after the Civil War.
Publisher: Reveille Books
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Recounts Mackenzie's career as commander of the 41st Infantry Regiment on the Rio Grande after the Civil War.
The Buffalo Soldiers
Author: William H. Leckie
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806138404
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Written in accessible prose that includes a synthesis of recent scholarship, this revised edition delves into the social impact of being an African-American soldier in the 19th century.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806138404
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Written in accessible prose that includes a synthesis of recent scholarship, this revised edition delves into the social impact of being an African-American soldier in the 19th century.
Frontier Blood
Author: Jo Ella Powell Exley
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781603441094
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A must read for anyone with an interest in the far Southwest or Native American history.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781603441094
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A must read for anyone with an interest in the far Southwest or Native American history.
A Crooked River
Author: Michael L. Collins
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806161574
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
During the turbulent years of the Civil War and Reconstruction, a squall of violence and lawlessness swept through the Nueces Strip and the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas. Cattle rustlers, regular troops, and Texas Rangers, as well as Civil War deserters and other characters of questionable reputation, clashed with Mexicans, Germans, and Indians over unionism, race, livestock, land, and national sovereignty, among other issues. In A Crooked River, Michael L. Collins presents a rousing narrative of these events that reflects perspectives of people on both sides of the Rio Grande. Retracing a path first opened by historian Walter Prescott Webb, A Crooked River reveals parts of the tale that Webb never told. Collins brings a cross-cultural perspective to the role of the Texas Rangers in the continuing strife along the border during the late nineteenth century. He draws on many rare and obscure sources to chronicle the incidents of the period, bringing unprecedented depth and detail to such episodes as the “skinning wars,” the raids on El Remolino and Las Cuevas, and the attack on Nuecestown. Along the way, he dispels many entrenched legends of Texas history—in particular, the long-held belief that almost all of the era’s cattle thieves were Mexican. A balanced and thorough reevaluation, A Crooked River adds a new dimension to the history of the racial and cultural conflict that defined the border region and that still echoes today.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806161574
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
During the turbulent years of the Civil War and Reconstruction, a squall of violence and lawlessness swept through the Nueces Strip and the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas. Cattle rustlers, regular troops, and Texas Rangers, as well as Civil War deserters and other characters of questionable reputation, clashed with Mexicans, Germans, and Indians over unionism, race, livestock, land, and national sovereignty, among other issues. In A Crooked River, Michael L. Collins presents a rousing narrative of these events that reflects perspectives of people on both sides of the Rio Grande. Retracing a path first opened by historian Walter Prescott Webb, A Crooked River reveals parts of the tale that Webb never told. Collins brings a cross-cultural perspective to the role of the Texas Rangers in the continuing strife along the border during the late nineteenth century. He draws on many rare and obscure sources to chronicle the incidents of the period, bringing unprecedented depth and detail to such episodes as the “skinning wars,” the raids on El Remolino and Las Cuevas, and the attack on Nuecestown. Along the way, he dispels many entrenched legends of Texas history—in particular, the long-held belief that almost all of the era’s cattle thieves were Mexican. A balanced and thorough reevaluation, A Crooked River adds a new dimension to the history of the racial and cultural conflict that defined the border region and that still echoes today.
Abandonings
Author: Maxwell MacKenzie
Publisher: Elliott & Clark Pub
ISBN: 9781880216347
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Abandonings: Photographs of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, chronicles a vanishing manifestation of the American dream. In this extraordinarily evocative pictorial essay, photographer Maxwell MacKenzie revisits the place of his birth, an agricultural community on the edge of the Great Plains. Now standing in ruins are the barns, houses, and schools erected by the Swedish and Norwegian immigrants who settled the region in the second half of the 19th century and began to desert during the Depression years. With a photographer's eye, an architect's insight, and a native son's passion, MacKenzie has recorded these eloquent "abandonings" in breathtaking full-color panoramas. The images speak to anyone who appreciates the simple beauty of America's rural landscape.
Publisher: Elliott & Clark Pub
ISBN: 9781880216347
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Abandonings: Photographs of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, chronicles a vanishing manifestation of the American dream. In this extraordinarily evocative pictorial essay, photographer Maxwell MacKenzie revisits the place of his birth, an agricultural community on the edge of the Great Plains. Now standing in ruins are the barns, houses, and schools erected by the Swedish and Norwegian immigrants who settled the region in the second half of the 19th century and began to desert during the Depression years. With a photographer's eye, an architect's insight, and a native son's passion, MacKenzie has recorded these eloquent "abandonings" in breathtaking full-color panoramas. The images speak to anyone who appreciates the simple beauty of America's rural landscape.