Bulwark of the republic
Subtitle: the American militia in antebellum West
By: Mary Ellen Rowe.
Series: Contributions in American history,; no. 198
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- History, Military -- 19th century.; United States -- Militia -- History -- 19th century.; West (U.S.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-219) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgment vii; title: Introduction ix; title: 1 Claiming Kentucky 1; title: 2 To the Wide Missouri 23; title: 3 The War of 1812 in the West 43; title: 4 Kentucky, Missouri, and the Nation 71; title: 5 Jacksonian Missouri 93; title: 6 The Arms of a Republican Empire 117; title: 7 Oregon and Washington 139; title: 8 Indian War and Martial Law 163; title: 9 Border Wars and Disputed Boundaries 189; title: Bibliography 209; title: Index 221.