Price: $550.00
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Book Condition: Very Good+
248 pages + ads, illustrations, . Farrow was an instructor of tactics at West Point, and Commanded Indian scouts in the Department of the Columbia. A "how to" hand-book for officers and soldiers on the frontier. Information on horses, equipment and supplies, how to travel in the mountains, marching, crossing rivers, the camp, mess, living off the country, tracking Indians, the trail, signs, and signals. Also a 36 page appendix on Chinook Vocabulary, Swimming exercises and rowing. Originally published in 1881, most useful in its day. Howes F56, Rader 1345
Title: Mountain Scouting A Hand-Book for Officers and Soldiers On The Frontiers. Profusely Illustrated And Containing Numerous Notes On The Art Of Travel.
Categories: Travel & Exploration, Native Americans,
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: N.Y., Published By the Author: 1881
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good+
Type: Book
Seller ID: 14245
Keywords: Indian Wars, Civil War, overland travel, scouts, cavalry, Chinook