The Missouri Expedition 1818-1820: The Journal of Surgeon John Gale and Related Documents
(Part of the American Exploration and Travel Series Series)
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Repeated clashes between American fur traders and the Plains Indians following the War of 1812 lent urgency to demands that the United States government protect its territory in the West. To remedy the situation, Secretary of War John C. Calhoun planned a military occupation of the upper Mississippi and Missouri River valleys through a cordon of army posts stretching from Green Bay on the Great lakes west to Montana. Calhoun projected a troop movement,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0806151390
ISBN13:9780806151397
Release Date:July 2015
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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