Description: Road to War by M. John Lubetkin Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Tells the fascinating story of the inevitable clash of wills between a fierce, proud people fighting to retain their traditional way of life and a devout man who, with the full support of President Ulysses S. Grants administration and the US Army, was intent on carrying out what he believed to be Gods will and Americas destiny. Publisher Description By 1870, only one group of American Indians in the 300,000 square miles of the Dakota and Montana Territories still held firm against being placed on reservations: a few thousand Teton Sioux and Northern Cheyennes, all followers of the charismatic Sitting Bull. It was then that Philadelphias Jay Cooke, ""the financier of the Civil War,"" a man who believed that he was ""Gods chosen instrument,"" funded a second transcontinental railroad. This line, the Northern Pacific, would follow the Yellowstone River through Montana, separating the last buffalo herds from Sitting Bulls people and disrupting their way of life.Road to War tells the fascinating story of the inevitable clash of wills between a fierce, proud people fighting to retain their traditional way of life and a devout man who, with the full support of President Ulysses S. Grants administration and the U.S. Army, was intent on carrying out what he believed to be Gods will and Americas destiny. The chronological first of three volumes documenting the Northern Pacifics Yellowstone valley surveys between 1871 and 1873, Road to War tells its story through excerpts from unpublished letters, diaries, official reports, and period newspapers that reflect the never-ending intrigue, corruption and profiteering, politics, and unanticipated physical hardships. Lubetkin shows the railroads drive west, along with the rough humor and profanity of railroad managers, alcoholic army officers, apprehensive Indian agents, and especially the young surveyors working in intolerable heat, swamps, and arctic cold. All these details tell the real story of building a railroad while keeping an eye open for Sitting Bulls warriors.Road to War shows history as it really unfolded on the western plains. Although the Indians former way of life was coming to an end, it would not come quietly. Author Biography M. John Lubetkin, is a retired cable television executive and the author of Before Custer: Surveying the Yellowstone; Custer and the 1873 Yellowstone Survey; Jay Cookes Gamble: The Northern Pacific Railroad, the Sioux, and the Panic of 1873, winner of the Little Big Horn Associates John M. Carroll Award (Book of the Year) and a Spur Award for Best Historical Nonfiction from the Western Writers of America; and the novel Custers Gold. Details ISBN 0870624296 ISBN-13 9780870624292 Title Road to War Author M. John Lubetkin Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 312 Publisher Arthur H. Clark Company GE_Item_ID:158385108; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780870624292
Book Title: Road to War
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Publication Name: JunÃpero Serra : California, Indians, and the Transformation of a Missionary
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 1.2 in
Subject: Christian Ministry / Missions, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 19th Century, Christianity / Catholic, Religious, General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.9 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: M. John Lubetkin
Subject Area: Religion, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Frontier Military Ser.
Format: Hardcover
