With Crook in the Black Hills: Stanley J. Morrow's photographic legacy by Paul. Hedren
Up for sale is a copy of With Crook in the Black Hills: Stanley J. Morrow's 1876 Photographic Legacy by noted Western historian Paul L. Hedren. Published by the Friends of the Middle Border Museum (and later distributed via the University of Oklahoma Press), this scarce, highly specialized volume is an essential reference for collectors, historians, and enthusiasts of the Indian Wars, the Great Sioux War of 1876, and early frontier photography.
This focused work documents the harrowing final weeks of General George Crook's 1876 Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition. It meticulously analyzes the historic photographic record captured by pioneer photographer Stanley J. Morrow, who met Crook's exhausted, starving command as they stumbled into the Black Hills after their infamous "Horsemeat March." Hedren provides invaluable historical context, matching Morrow's stark, raw images—including scenes of camp life, the battlefield at Slim Buttes, the slaughter of cavalry horses for food, and portraits of key military officers and scouts—with first-hand accounts and detailed analysis.
signed by author
8x10" softcover 90 pages 1985
Very Good Condition
Pages are clean. No loose, torn, or missing pages. Bindings firm and tight. No water damage, mustiness, or odors. No highlighting, underlining, notes, or marks.
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