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45-4580 F852 MARC http://www.westholmepublishing.com/fightingforparadise.html The larger history of the military in the West has been told numerous times by well-known authors such as Robert Utley in The Indian Frontier, 1846-1890 (CH, May'84, rev. ed., 2003) and by the venerable Edward M. Coffman in his classic two-volume history The Old Army (CH, Jul'86) and The Regulars (CH, Dec'04, 42-2393). Nelson (Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR) adds new information to these two standard histories by focusing attention on the numerous battles fought in the Northwest, especially during the 19th century. His history helps flesh out the fierce contest between the settled tribes, large and small, that inhabited the Washington and Oregon territories and the invading white cultures, whether they were Spanish, British, or American. Beyond his accounts of these struggles, Nelson provides information on the existing forts and makes a special plea that they be preserved wherever possible. His lengthy appendix lists all the forts with brief descriptions. Nelson has produced an exceedingly useful history that will help fill in the gaps that inevitably appear in the … April 2008 Vol. 45 No. 08 SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Publication
of the Association of College and Research Libraries Seattle PI, August 6, 2007 "Nelson. . .pens an authoritative history of miltary battles, skirmishes and feints in the Pacific Northwest...." Additional reviews of Fighting for Paradise http://cwba.blogspot.com/2007/09/nelson-fighting-for-paradise.html http://wweek.com/editorial/3340/9379/ http://www.crosscut.com/tribes/8404/The+warpath+not+taken/
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