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Author

Rowe, Mary Ellen, 1953-

Title Bulwark of the republic : the American militia in antebellum West / Mary Ellen Rowe.

Imprint

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	978.02 R792b 2003	---	Available

Description	xiii, 232 p. ; 25 cm.
Series	Contributions in American history, 0084-9219 ; no. 198
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-219) and index.
Contents	Claiming Kentucky -- To the wide Missouri -- The war of 1812 in the west -- Kentucky, Missouri, and the nation -- Jacksonian Missouri -- The arms of a republican empire -- Oregon and Washington -- Indian War and martial law -- Border wars and disputed boundaries.
Subject	West (U.S.) -- History, Military -- 19th century.
	United States -- Militia -- History -- 19th century.
	Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
	West (U.S.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
	Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.)
ISBN	0313324107 (alk. paper)
Standard No.	UKM bA3X0189