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Author: Young, Otis F.
Title: The West of Philip St. George Cooke 1809-1895
Place Published: Glendale
Publisher:Arthur H. Clark
Date Published: 1955
Description:

Illustrated from various early sources. Red cloth, spine lettered in gilt.

Account of Cooke's military experiences in the West, which began in 1829, when as a young lieutenant he served on a miltary escort commanded by Major Bennett Riley to guard the Santa Fe traders from depredations. He later served at Fort Atkinson, and in 1845 led an escort for emigrants from Fort Leavenworth to Oregon, returning via Bent's Fort. As Captain in command of 200 Dragoons, he disarmed and arrested Colonel Snively's Republic of Texas company of about 100 men, who were attempting to disrupt trade along the Santa Fe Trail. During the Mexican-American War he led the Mormon Battalion from Santa Fe to California. He fought Apache and Sioux, and served in the Civil War.

Spine gilt a little dull, slight bump to a corner; a near fine, unopened copy.