On the Border with Crook
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Citation
Bourke, John Gregory
, “On the Border with Crook
,” Arizona 100: Essential Books for the Centennial, accessed April 25, 2024, https://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/online-exhibits-dynamic/az100/items/show/211.
Dublin Core
Title
On the Border with Crook
Description
Army officer and ethnologist, Bourke (1846-1896) was aide to Brig. Gen. George Crook during the Apache campaigns in Arizona. Written following Crookâs unexpected death in 1890, On the Border with Crook is a compelling vindication of his former commander, from whom Bourke had become estranged, as well as an observant, often witty, and supremely literate description of the military, social, political, economic, and cultural topography of Arizona in the 1870s and 1880s. Using the southwestern landscape as his backdrop, Bourke paints vivid portraits of frontier personalities and places (particularly Tucson and Prescott), makes a compelling case for enlightened Indian policy, and provides a sober reflection on western settlement.
--Bruce J. Dinges.
--Bruce J. Dinges.
Creator
Bourke, John Gregory
Publisher
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891, 1892.
Date
1891; 1892
Format
xiii, 491 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
eng
Type
book
Identifier
H9791 B77o Sp Coll