Cheyenne Summer: The Battle of Beecher Island: A History

by Terry Mort

Book Overview

Evoking the spirit--and danger--of the early American West, this is the story of the Battle of Beecher Island, pitting an outnumbered United States Army patrol against six hundred Native warriors, where heroism on both sides of the conflict captures the vital themes at play on the American frontier.

In September 1868, the undermanned United States Army was struggling to address attacks by Cheyenne and Sioux warriors against the Kansas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643137107
• ISBN13: 9781643137100
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"