Navaho Expedition: Journal of a Military Reconnaissance from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Navajo Country, Made in 1849
(Part of the American Exploration and Travel Series Series)
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In 1849, the Corps of Topographical Engineers commissioned Lieutenant James H. Simpson to undertake the first survey of Navaho country in present-day New Mexico. Accompanying Simpson was a military force commanded by Colonel John M. Washington, sent to negotiate peace with the Navaho Indians. A keen observer, Simpson kept a journal that provided valuable information on the party's interactions with Indians and also about the land's features, including...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0806135700
ISBN13:9780806135700
Release Date:November 2003
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Length:398 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"
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