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Soldier-Artist of the Great Reconnaissance: John C. Tidball and the 35th Parallel Pacific Railroad Survey
ISBN: 9780816522538 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In 1853, a survey team under Amiel W. Whipple set out for California from Fort Smith, Arkansas, in search of a transcontinental railroad route. In addition to studying the engineering obstacles for the railroad, the party collected natural history specimens in this unexplored and dangerous corner of America--and when the expedition entered New Mexico, it requested an additional military escort to guard against hostile Indians. An 1848 West Point graduate, Lt. John C. Tidball had only recently arrived at Fort Defiance in New Mexico, when he received his orders to join the surveying...
In 1853, a survey team under Amiel W. Whipple set out for California from Fort Smith, Arkansas, in search of a transcontinental railroad route....
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171,08 |
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No Disgrace to My Country: The Life of John C. Tidball
ISBN: 9780873387224 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 584 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This exhaustive study chronicles the life of career army officer John C. Tidball, from action in major Civil War battles to postwar service in the West. Beginning with the first Battle of Bull Run, Tidball, saw action in nearly all the major engagements in the Eastern Theater, including Chancellorsville, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Gettysburg, Antietam, and Petersburg. Using previously unpublished wartime letters and memoirs, Eugene C. Tidball captivates the reader with the story of his most famous relative's years in service to his country. Tidball's account extends beyond the... This exhaustive study chronicles the life of career army officer John C. Tidball, from action in major Civil War battles to postwar service in the ... |
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164,64 |