Forts of the Northern Plains: A Guide to Military and Civilian Posts of the Plains Indian Wars

As the first official symbols of U.S. government presence on the western frontier, the forts of the northern plains were both centers of commerce and sources of conflict. The integral roles those forts played during decades of warfare with the Plains Indians tribes—and the fate of the posts after those wars ended—were essential to the expansion of the American West during this traumatic period of history. In Forts of the Northern Plains Jeff Barnes presents an informative guidebook to the f...