The Frontiersmen Who Couldn't Shoot Straight: The Army vs. The Pioneers 1815-1845

by Gregory Michno and Gregory F. Michno

The years between 1815 and 1845 were marked by a comparative dearth of Indian "Wars." It was a time when the Army became professional, and when it learned that the frontiersmen, not the Indians, were the greater enemy. It was a time when the Government expanded its role as regulator and welfare provider; when some frontier people became terrorists; when our gun culture blossomed; when our racism, bigotry, and xenophobia exploded; when our anti-intellectualism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870046314
• ISBN13: 9780870046315
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Caxton Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"