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839457
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Sign talker : : Hugh Lenox Scott remembers Indian Country /\ edited by R. Eli Paul.
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| Publication Statement
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Norman :: University of Oklahoma Press,, [2016]
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, ©2016
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xii, 260 pages :: illustrations, map ;; 24 cm
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0806153547
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: 9780806153544
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| Notes
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Abridgement of: Some memories of a soldier / Hugh Lenox Scott. New York : The Century Company, 1928.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index.
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| Contents
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Boyhood -- A West Point cadet and plebe days -- Yearling misfortune -- Service on the plains -- With the Indians -- Into the field -- Troubles at home -- The annual expedition -- After the Nez Perces -- Buffalo running -- On the march again -- A winter's program -- A packtrain for the regiment -- Trouble with Red Cloud -- In station at Fort Totten -- A mission of pacification -- Recruiting service -- Into the southwest -- Problems of Fort Sill -- A messiah on the plains -- Lo! the poor Indian -- Memories of Buffalo Bill and other famous plainsmen -- Chiricahua Apache prisoners of war -- President Cleveland and the Indians -- End of the plains -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Joseph at Grant's Tomb.
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| Abstract
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A graduate of West Point, General Hugh Lenox Scott (1853-1934) belonged to the same regiment as George Armstrong Custer. As a member of the Seventh Cavalry, Scott actually began his career at the Little Big Horn when, in 1877, he helped rebury Custer's fallen soldiers. Yet Scott was no Custer. His lifelong aversion to violence in resolving disputes and abiding respect for American Indians earned him the reputation as one of the most adept peacemakers ever to serve in the U.S. Army. This annotated edition of Scott's 1928 memoirs provides new insight into this soldier-diplomat's experiences and accomplishments. Scott stood apart from his fellow officers because of his enlightened views and forward-looking actions. Through Scott's own words, we learn how he became an expert in Plains Indian Sign Language so that he could communicate directly with Indians and bypass intermediaries. Possessing deep empathy for the plight of Native peoples and concern for the wrongs they had suffered, he played an important role in helping them achieve small yet significant victories in the aftermath of the brutal Indian wars. As historians continue to debate the details of the Indian wars, and as we critically examine our nation's current foreign policy, the unique legacy of General Scott provides a model of military leadership.
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Scott, Hugh Lenox,1853-1934.
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Scott, Hugh Lenox,1853-1934.
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United States.-- Military life.
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United States.-- Officers
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United States.
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Generals-- United States, Biography.
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Indians of North America-- Government relations, Anecdotes.
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Indians of North America-- Wars-- 1866-1895.
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Armed Forces-- Military life.
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Armed Forces-- Officers.
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Generals.
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Indians of North America-- Government relations.
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Indians of North America-- Wars.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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355.0092B
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| LC Classification
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E181.S525 2016
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| Added Entry
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Paul, R. Eli,1954-
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Scott, Hugh Lenox,1853-1934.
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| Parallel Title
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Hugh Lenox Scott remembers Indian Country
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