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The view from officers' row : Army perceptions of western Indians / Sherry L. Smith. - Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c1990. - xix, 263 p. : ill. map. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-251) and index

Introduction--- Officers as observers--- Indian character--- Tribes and chiefs--- Indian women--- Troughts on Indian policy--- Explanations of the Indian wars--- Indian warfare--- The indian scout as Ally--- Conclusion.

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Indians of North America--History--West (U.S.)--19th century--Sources.
Indians of North America--Government relations.--West (U.S.)
Indians of North America--Relocation--West (U.S.)
Indian Removal, 1813-1903.

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