Robert M. Utley Livres

The book offers a personal narrative from Robert M. Utley, a prominent western historian, reflecting on his career and experiences within the National Park Service during several presidential administrations. He shares insights into the establishment of the Western History Association and the challenges of historic preservation, particularly surrounding the Little Bighorn Battlefield. Utley traces his journey from a young enthusiast of Custer to a mature scholar who navigates the complexities of Western history, blending popular appeal with academic rigor.

A dual portrait of American outlaw Billy the Kid and his Australian counterpart, Ned Kelly, separates myth from fact while discussing their young lives, personal codes, roles in national uprisings, early executions and enduring legacies. Illustrations.

Focusing on George Armstrong Custer, this illustrated book delves into the complexities of his legacy and the historical context of the American West. It features over 300 photos and paintings, offering a visual narrative alongside 12 years of research into Sitting Bull, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and the events that culminated in Custer's Last Stand. The blend of rich illustrations and detailed historical analysis provides a comprehensive look at this pivotal moment in American history.

Focusing on a legendary chief, this biography explores his significant impact on westward expansion in America. It delves into his life story, highlighting key events and decisions that shaped his legacy. The narrative is enriched by historical context, providing insights into the challenges faced during this tumultuous period. Recognized as a New York Times Notable Book and a Spur Award winner, it offers a compelling and thorough examination of a pivotal figure in American history.

Offers the most detailed and engagingly narrated history to date of the legendary two-year facedown and shootout in Lincoln. Until now, New Mexico's late nineteenth-century Lincoln County War has served primarily as the backdrop for a succession of mythical renderings of Billy the Kid in American popular culture.

An absorbing and comprehensive work, INDIAN WARS recounts the violent conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers that lasted more than three hundred years, the effects of which still resonate today. Here, the widely respected historians Robert Utley and Wilcomb Washburn examine both small battles and major wars -- from the Native rebellion of 1492, to Crazy Horse and the Sioux War, to the massacre at Wounded Knee. This volume contains a new introduction by Robert Utley.

In 1807, a year after Lewis and Clark returned from the shores of the Pacific, groups of trappers and hunters began to drift West to tap the rich stocks of beaver and to trade with the Native nations. Colorful and eccentric, bold and adventurous, mountain men such as John Colter, George Drouillard, Hugh Glass, Andrew Henry, and Kit Carson found individual freedom and financial reward in pursuit of pelts. Their knowledge of the country and its inhabitants served the first mapmakers, the army, and the streams of emigrants moving West in ever-greater numbers. The mountain men laid the foundations for their own displacement, as they led the nation on a westward course that ultimately spread the American lands from sea to sea.

Renowned for its insightful exploration of the American West, this work presents a compelling narrative that highlights the region's history through a unique lens. The author, an esteemed historian, delves into significant events and figures, offering a fresh perspective that enriches our understanding of this pivotal part of American history. With its scholarly depth and engaging prose, the book stands out as a significant contribution to the field.

Renowned for ferocity in battle, legendary for an uncanny ability to elude capture, feared for the violence of his vengeful raids, the Apache warrior Geronimo captured the public imagination in his own time and remains a figure of mythical proportion today. This thoroughly researched biography by a renowned historian of the American West strips away the myths and rumors that have long obscured the real Geronimo and presents an authentic portrait of a man with unique strengths and weaknesses and a destiny that swept him into the fierce storms of history. Historian Robert Utley draws on an array of new sources and his own lifelong research on the Mountain West and white-Indian conflicts of the late nineteenth century to create an updated, accurate, and highly exciting narrative of Geronimo's life. Utley unfolds the story through the alternating perspectives of whites and Apaches, and he arrives at a more nuanced understanding of Geronimo's character and motivation than ever before. What it was like to be a warrior-in-training, why Indians as well as whites feared Geronimo, how Geronimo maintained his freedom, and why he finally surrendered--the answers to these questions and many more fill the pages of this irresistable volume.

The Last Sovereigns is the story of how Sitting Bull resisted the white man's ways as a last best hope for the survival of an Indigenous way of life-a nomadic life based on the buffalo-that was sacred to him and to his people.