Author: Dawson, Joseph G. III; III Dawson, Joseph G.
Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas
Year: 1999
ISBN: 0700609563
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description: New book, some shelf wear to jacket. In 1846-47, a ragtag army of 800 American volunteers marched 3,500 miles across deserts and mountains, through Indian territory, and into Mexico. There, they handed the Mexican Army, one of its most demoralising defeats and helped the United States win its first foreign war. Their leader, Colonel Alexander Doniphan, also a volunteer, was a natural soldier of towering stature who became a national hero in the wake of his wartime exploits.