The American Military Frontiers: The United States Army in the West, 1783-1900

by Robert Wooster

Book Overview

Winner of the 2010 Robert M. Utley Award from the Western History Association As the fledgling nation looked west to the land beyond the Appalachian Mountains, it turned to the army to advance and defend its national interests. Clashing with Spain, Britain, France, Mexico, the Confederacy, and Indians in this pursuit of expansion, the army's failures and successes alternately delayed and hastened western migration. Roads, river improvements, and railroads,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826338445
• ISBN13: 9780826338440
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"