Confederate Cavalry West Of The River.
OATES, Stephen B.
Confederate Cavalry West Of The River.
First Edition of Stephen B. Oates' Confederate Cavalry West Of The River; Inscribed by him to fellow historian David Herbert Donald
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1961.
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First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For David Donald, compliments of Stephen B. Oates.” The recipient, David Herbert Donald was a historian, best known for his 1995 biography of Abraham Lincoln. He twice won the Pulitzer Prize for biography for earlier works; he published more than 30 books on United States political and literary figures and the history of the American South. Near fine in a fine fine dust jacket. An exceptional association copy.
This classic story seeks to illuminate a little-known theater of the Civil War―the cavalry battles of the Trans-Mississippi West, a region that included Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, the Indian Territory, and part of Louisiana. Stephen B. Oates traces the successes and defeats of the cavalry; its brief reinvigoration under John S. "Rip" Ford, who fought and won the last battle of the war at Palmetto Ranch; and finally, the disintegration of this once-proud fighting force.
