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Autumn of the Black Snake : the creation of the U.S. Army and the invasion that opened the West /

An account of how the U.S. Army was created to fight a crucial Native American war. Describes how George Washington and other early leaders organized the Legion of the United States under General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in response to a 1791 militia defeat in the Ohio River Valley.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hogeland, William (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2017]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Wayne, Anthony, > 1745-1796 > Military leadership. Wayne's Campaign, 1794. Indians of North America > Wars > 1790-1794. Indians of North America > Wars > Ohio. HISTORY / Military / United States. HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)

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