Fort Bowie, Arizona
Subtitle: combat post of the Southwest, 1858-1894
By: Douglas C. McChristian.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
Subjects: United States. Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century.; Frontier and pioneer life -- Arizona.; Apache Indians -- Wars.; Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1866-1895.; Fort Bowie (Ariz.) -- History -- 19th century.
Description: "Fort Bowie, in present day Arizona, was established in 1862 at the site of the famous Battle of Apache Pass, where U.S. troops clashed with Apache chief Cochise and his warriors. The fort's dual purpose was to guard the invaluable water supply at Apache Spring and to control Indians in the developing southwestern region. Douglas C. McChristian's Fort Bowie, Arizona, spans nearly four decades to provide a fascinating account of the many complex events surrounding the small combat post."

"In a sweeping narrative, McChristian presents Fort Bowie in fresh contexts of national expansion and regional development, weaving in threads of early exploration, transcontinental railroad surveys, the overland mail, mining, ranching, and the conflict with the Apaches. This is the definitive history of what was a genuine combat post."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-349) and index.