George Crook: From the Redwoods to Appomattox
“Paul Magid looks at Major General George Crook before he became a nationally famous Indian fighter. We see the development of his respect for Indians as human beings and of his lifelong disgust with government Indian policy. Magid also follows him through the Civil War, where Crook honed his command abilities and learned that advancement is based less on merit than on connections and publicity, a lesson he never forgot. Magid’s book is a valuable addition to frontier, Civil War, and military biography.”—Charles M. Robinson IIIauthor ofGeneral Crook and the Western Frontier