Scouting for the Bluecoats: Navajos, Apaches, and the U.S. Military, 1873-1911

by Robert S McPherson

"With more than twenty books published about the Navajo people, Robert S. McPherson is one of the most prolific contemporary writers concerning their history and culture. Scouting for the Bluecoats addresses a little-known and, until now, undocumented story of an estimated five hundred Navajos employed by the United States Army, primarily in the campaigns against the Apaches between 1873 and 1886. The author takes us with these scouts as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646425677
• ISBN13: 9781646425679
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up