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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 976.405 EAN: 9780876112281 ISBN: 0876112289 Label: Texas State Historical Association Manufacturer: Texas State Historical Association Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 563 Publication Date: June 30, 2007 Publisher: Texas State Historical Association Studio: Texas State Historical Association Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: When first published in 1935, "On the Border with Mackenzie, or Winning West Texas from the Comanches", by Capt. Robert G. Carter, quickly became known as the most complete account of the Indian Wars on the Texas frontier during the 1870s. And even today it still stands as one of the most exhaustive histories ever written by an actual participant in the Texas Indian Wars. Carter, a Union Army veteran and West Point graduate, was appointed in 1870 to serve as second lieutenant in the Fourth United States Cavalry stationed at Fort Concho, Texas. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900 for his gallantry in action against the Indians occurring on October 10, 1871, during the battle of Blanco Canyon. Led by Col. Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, the Fourth Cavalry moved its headquarters to Fort Richardson, Texas, in 1871 where they soon became one of the most effective units on the western frontier. Among the battles and skirmishes they participated in were the Warren wagon train raid of 1871; the Kicking Bird pursuit of 1871; the Remolino fight of 1873; the Red River War of 1874-75; and the Black Hills War of 1876. L. F. Sheffy refers to "On the Border with Mackenzie" as "a splendid contribution to the early frontier history of West Texas...a story filled with humor and pathos, tragedies and triumphs, hunger and thirst, war and adventure." And in the words of John H. Jenkins in "Texas Basic Books", Carter "pulls no punches in this outspoken narrative, and the reader always knows where he stands." Long out of print, this definitive history of the Indian Wars will now have the accessibility that it deserves. It is as Charles Robinson states in the foreword "essential to any study of the Indian Wars of the Southern Plains." Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Texas in the 1870'sThe writing style is archaic and the author spends too much time on self aggrandizement but over all it is a good look at the pacification of the Comanches. I wish there were maps included. I would like to visit some of the places mentioned in the book. Rating:  - Important Classic, Difficult to Read Due to Poor WritingAlmost as important as the text are the Preface, Foreword and Introduction (rare to have all three.) Robinson's Preface puts Carter's book into context and prepares the reader for an interesting, but daunting read. Robinson is absolutely correct in his discussion of the importance of this book as it should be read by anyone interested in the Indian Wars of the West. This book was written by a real participant of those wars, and as such, is hardly a revisionist, politically ... Read More Rating: - Robert Carter's book is of American HistoryThis book represents the viewpoints of a "policing" time for the United States of the North. Without some form of correctiveness, lawlessness and savageness would have ruled the day and Texas would not be a part of the nation today. It is exciting, horrifying, glorifying, and it is sad at times. This book must be pulled from the graveyard of literature for open forums to discuss the past. Without actual accounts of yesterday protrayed today, everyone will be able to re-write history to ... Read More 
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