The Frontier Army and the Destruction of the Buffalo: 1865-1883

Examines whether there was a direct link between army policy and extermination of the buffalo through a study of  "official military reports, personal letters, the reminiscences of retired army officers and ex-buffalo hunters, the observations of Indian Bureau personnel and Indians themselves, along with other eye-witness accounts".

Author/Creator
David D. Smits
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 3, Autumn, 1994, pp. 312-338
Publication Date
1994
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Articles -- General
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Text -- PDF
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