THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS: A NARRATIVE OF THE NEGRO CAVALRY IN THE WEST
William H. Leckie
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967. xiv,290pp. Index. Bibliography. Notes. Illustrations. Map. Second printing. INSCRIBED to a prominent Dallas author. Tiny dings to the top of four pages, else a fine copy. The dust jacket shows modest edgewear and rubbing, else very good. Tate, The Indians of Texas 3205: “Includes two detailed chapters on 9th and 10th Cavalries fighting Comanches and Kiowas in West Texas, and another chapter on the 1874 – 1875 Red River War. Also refers to numerous patrols and skirmishes led by the Tonkawa Scouts.” The authoritative history of the legendary Ninth and Tenth Cavalry Regiments and their campaigns against the Comanche, Kiowa and Apache Indians in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. A nice copy with a unique association.