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White hat : the military career of Captain William Philo Clark /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nelson, Mark J., 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Clark, W. P. > (William Philo), > 1845-1884.
United States. > Army. > Cavalry Regiment, 2nd > Biography.
United States. > Army > Officers > Biography.
Indians of North America > Wars > 1866-1895 > Biography.
Soldiers > United States > Biography.
Explorers > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Ethnologists > United States > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Native son of New York and West Point cadet
  • Regimental Adjutant
  • Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition
  • Powder River Expedition
  • Surrender of Crazy Horse
  • Dog Feasts and failed diplomacy
  • Death of Crazy Horse
  • Washington delegation and relocation
  • Fort Keogh and the Miles-Hoyt Expedition
  • Little Wolf's Surrender
  • Fighting Sitting Bull's Band
  • Fort Keogh and the Big Horn Mountains
  • Fieldwork for The Indian Sign Language
  • Yellowstone National Park explorations
  • Final months in Washington, D.C.