The Mexican War

The Mexican War
Author: US Army Military History Research Collection
Publisher:
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1973
Genre: Mexican War, 1846-1848
ISBN:

The Mexican War: A Military History Research Collection Bibliography

The Mexican War: A Military History Research Collection Bibliography
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 126
Release: 1973
Genre:
ISBN:

This bibliography differs from the previous publications in this series since it concerns a specific time in American history, the Mexican War period from 1835 to 1850. From a military standpoint, the victorious efforts of American military forces can be considered as the proving ground for the Army and the Navy that emerged during the Civil War. The annexation of Texas and the acquisition of lands from Mexico predestined both the expansion of the United States to the Pacific and the conflict which divided brother from brother. This bibliography lists pertinent materials to be found in the Military History Research Collection related to this part of American history and is not intended to be a definite listing of bibliographic references on the period.

Firearms, Traps, and Tools of the Mountain Men

Firearms, Traps, and Tools of the Mountain Men
Author: Carl P. Russell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 694
Release: 2010-05-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 1626369291

This classic, scholarly history of the fur trappers and traders of the early nineteenth century focuses on the devices that enabled the opening of the untracked American west. Sprinkled with interesting facts and old western lore, this guide to traps and tools is also a lively history. The era of the mountain man is distinct in American history, and Russell’s exhaustive coverage on the guns, traps, knives, axes, and other iron tools of this era, along with meticulous appendices, is astonishing. The result of thirty-five years of painstaking research, this is the definitive guide to the tools of the mountain men.