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Fort Concho And The Texas Frontier
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1952]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. - English, Pages 376. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.} Complete Fort Concho and the Texas frontier. Illus. by H. D. Bugbee. 1952 Haley J. Evetts (James Evetts)
364 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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April 5, 2012
It is required reading because there's very little else on the subject, but it is infuriating in its nostalgia, its romanticism (the two go hand-in-hand), and its racism. The Anglo-Saxons ARE NOT a superior race, and many will take exception to Haley's description of the explorers and explorations as "healthy adventurism", language that smacks a little too much of Victorian eugenics. More will take exception to his explicitly stated notion that Blacks are incapable of being soldiers. I also dislike the "arm-chair quarterbacking" the author applies to the military; furthermore, his animosity for Benjamin Grierson draws incomprehensible attention to itself. Haley thinks Ranald S. Mackenzie hung the moon, possibly because he believed the only good Indian was a dead Indian.
The story-telling is inept, for, while there is a logical narrative thread, Haley goes off on tangents and stresses things that are unimportant. In other words, the narrative is hard to follow. A story will have an overarching idea; a history monograph has a thesis. This book has neither. There is no real attempt at historical analysis. He is completely partisan--favoring Texas over the United States, whites over anybody of color, male over female (women are notable by their lack of inclusion), and war over peace. The worst of Victorian historical practice meets the Cold War. Originally published in 1952, it was republished in 2006. Why?
The story-telling is inept, for, while there is a logical narrative thread, Haley goes off on tangents and stresses things that are unimportant. In other words, the narrative is hard to follow. A story will have an overarching idea; a history monograph has a thesis. This book has neither. There is no real attempt at historical analysis. He is completely partisan--favoring Texas over the United States, whites over anybody of color, male over female (women are notable by their lack of inclusion), and war over peace. The worst of Victorian historical practice meets the Cold War. Originally published in 1952, it was republished in 2006. Why?
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