Fort Riley: Citadel of the Frontier West

Kansas Fort Series #6

by William McKale

A key western frontier military post

Genres: History

143 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2000

Reviews

[Lizzie Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent introduction to the topic but lacks sited sources, has a few typos, and shows a distinct bias against native Americans in its portrayal of events on the western frontier. One quote illustrating this that stuck out to me was: “to preserve peace and protect Indians from encroaching whites, the permanent Indian frontier was created and provided with a series of forts to mark and guard the frontier.” The portrayal of removing natives from their homelands as “protecting” them from white individuals is particularly troubling here.

[Gary Klein · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book with plenty of history covering Fort Riley from 1853 - 1891. I wish it had more content on the 20th Century.