Peddlers and Post Traders: The Army Sutler on the Frontier |
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i enjoyed this book. It is very informative and important to history. The Sutlers at the forts worked very hard to keep the soldiers happy and comfortable. My g grandfather was a sutler at Ft. Hays, Kansas for many years.
Contenido
Introduction | 1 |
THE ARMY POST SUTLER 18211860 | 47 |
THE CIVIL WAR SUTLERS 18611866 | 103 |
THE MILITARY POST TRADER 18671893 | 139 |
Epilogue | 211 |
247 | |
267 | |
Términos y frases comunes
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