Ranger dawn : the American ranger from the colonial era to the Mexican War /

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Author / Creator:Black, Robert W.
Imprint:Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2009.
Description:viii, 359 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:The Stackpole military history series
Stackpole military history series.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7899509
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ISBN:9780811736008
0811736008
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Early history of the forerunners of one of the world's most elite military units, the U.S. Army Rangers The French and Indian War, the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Texas War of Independence, and the Mexican War Features Ranger pioneers like Robert Rogers, Francis Marion, and George Rogers Clark <p>Robert W. Black adds a new chapter to his story of the American Rangers, beginning with the birth of the Ranger idea in the 1600s and following Ranger forces through the Mexican War of 1846-48.</p>
Physical Description:viii, 359 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780811736008
0811736008