Voices of the Buffalo Soldier: Records, Reports, and Recollections of Military Life and Service in the West

by Frank N. Schubert

Book Overview

The Buffalo Soldiers were African Americans who served in the Regular Army between the Civil War and World War I and fought in some of the most difficult wars against western Indians. Examining their military service, their social lives, and their interactions with western civilian communities, it uses the words of the soldiers themselves and of contemporary observers, some friendly and some not.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826323103
• ISBN13: 9780826323101
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.0"