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050 00 $aE83.866.C94$bR62 2001
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100 1 $aRobinson, Charles M.,$d1949-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86140533
245 10 $aGeneral Crook and the western frontier /$cby Charles M. Robinson III.
260 $aNorman :$bUniversity of Oklahoma Press,$c[2001], ©2001.
300 $axix, 386 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [363]-374) and index.
520 1 $a"General George Crook was one of the most prominent soldiers in the frontier West. General William T. Sherman called him the greatest Indian fighter and manager the army ever had. And yet, on hearing of Crook's death, the Sioux chief Red Cloud lamented, "He, at least, never lied to us." As a young officer in the Pacific Northwest, Crook emphasized training and marksmanship - innovative ideas in the antebellum army.".
520 8 $a"Crook's career in the West began with successful campaigns against the Apaches that resulted in his promotion to brigadier general. His campaign against the Lakota and Cheyennes was less successful, however, as he alternately displayed deep insight, egotism, indecision, and fear.".
520 8 $a"Charles M. Robinson pieces together the contradictions of Crook's career to reveal that although the general sometimes micromanaged his campaigns to the point that his officers had virtually no flexibility, he gave his officers so much freedom on other occasions that they did not fully understand his expectations or objectives.
520 8 $aCrook resented any criticism and was quick to blame both subordinates and superiors, yet Robinson shows that much of Crook's success in the Indian wars can be attributed to the efforts of subordinate officers. He also details Crook's later efforts to provide equal rights and opportunities for American Indians."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aCrook, George,$d1829-1890.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50018380
650 0 $aIndians of North America$xWars$y1866-1895.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065412
650 0 $aGenerals$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105089
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