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Excerpt from Boy''s Book of the Army
There is the more reason for this because the courage and endurance of the American regular soldier, during the long years of Ind ian hostilities in the West, has never received just recognition. The British soldier in every corner of the world has been celebrated by poets and story-writers, and he has received substantial rewards from the authorities at home. Many a brave deed by American sol diers in our West, which has passed almost un noticed, would have given a theme equal to Kipling''s subjects, and the heroes were equally deserving of recognition. But the wretched mistakes in our treatment of Indians, due so largely to politicians and dishonest agents, have reacted unfavorably upon those who were sim ply the instruments of their superiors - upon the American regular soldiers. So much may properly be said, even in an introduction to a story-book which offers, first of all, entertain ment. That will be found, assuredly, in these tales of daring, not only in the West, but else where, for there are glimpses of the great war, and also of the stern duty which may devolve upon the soldier when law is set at naught in civil life.
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There is the more reason for this because the courage and endurance of the American regular soldier, during the long years of Ind ian hostilities in the West, has never received just recognition. The British soldier in every corner of the world has been celebrated by poets and story-writers, and he has received substantial rewards from the authorities at home. Many a brave deed by American sol diers in our West, which has passed almost un noticed, would have given a theme equal to Kipling''s subjects, and the heroes were equally deserving of recognition. But the wretched mistakes in our treatment of Indians, due so largely to politicians and dishonest agents, have reacted unfavorably upon those who were sim ply the instruments of their superiors - upon the American regular soldiers. So much may properly be said, even in an introduction to a story-book which offers, first of all, entertain ment. That will be found, assuredly, in these tales of daring, not only in the West, but else where, for there are glimpses of the great war, and also of the stern duty which may devolve upon the soldier when law is set at naught in civil life.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Gen. Charles King
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780267650101
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 279
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Contributors
Author
Gen. Charles King
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330824887
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 281
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