Gen. Phil Sheridan called the Red River War of 1874 the most
successful Indian campaign ever waged. Many of its incidents have
become frontier legends, but only here is the extraordinary episode
chronicled in full in all of its intricate and amazing detail.
Author/historian James L. Haley has carefully analyzed the causes
of the Indian unrest, centering upon the great buffalo slaughter which 
threatened to destroy forever the foundation of Indian life. The 
competing factions which shaped the course of events during the
conflicts—war and peace factions' competing for control within the
Indian tribes, officers' competing for commands and promotions
within the U.S. Army, and the army and the Indian Bureau's competing 
for policy control within the government bureaucracies—are brilliantly 
researched and described, as are the battle strategies and 
engagements that made the Buffalo War such a curious blend of 
savagery, heroics, accidents and confusion on both sides. Mr. Haley's 
extensive research draws heavily on contemporary letters and reports, 
and his many new findings overturned a number of myths and 
prejudices which had surfaced during the hundred years since the Red 
River uprising.  The result is an exciting, authentic narrative filled with 
the colorful events and personalities of a crucial time in the history of 
the American frontier. Included are fifty-eight rare photographs of the
Indian leaders, buffalo hunters, army officer and Indian agents who 
played roles in the history of the Buffalo War. 

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JAMES L. HALEY is a professional writer living in Austin, Texas. His
other non-fiction books include Apaches; Texas: An Album of History;
and Texas: From Spindletop through World War II. Mr. Haley has also
written three novels: The Kings of San Carlos, The Lions of Tsavo, and
Final Refuge.


What people are saying about this book

"Scores of scholars have grappled with one or more of the 
contradictory elements of the Red River War of 1874, but only Haley
has succeeded. . . . At least a half-dozen professional historians may
honestly remark upon reading Haley's book that they wish they had
written it."—Journal of American History

"A poignant, sweeping canvas of a long-forgotten conflict . . . colorful, 
exciting, detailed.  Students of the West will relish it."—Hartford Times

"The Buffalo War is excellent history.  Meticulously researched and
well written, it could well stand as the definitive work in this field. Haley 
writes with a pleasing and perceptive style."—Montana

"Original, tightly focused, extensively researched, profusely
illustrated and presented in a lively narrative style."—Civil War History

"History buffs are fortunate that State House Press has presented
this edition for a new generation of readers."—Cow Country Courier

"The Buffalo War accounts for Comanche warfare in Texas so fully, 
the research so meticulous, and the writing so interesting as to be
definitive."—Review of Texas Books


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