This Soldier Life - The Diaries of Romine H. Ostrander, 1863 and 1865, in Colorado Territory (Paperback)

Romine Ostrander, born in 1837 in Roseville, Illinois, had made his way to Colorado as a private in the First Colorado Cavalry by the time he was twenty-five. On 26 February 1863, he bought a small, leather-bound diary; over the next three years he filled this volume and two more with his thoughts, travels, and frustrations. The delicate, well-worn diaries accompanied the private in his saddlebags over miles of dusty Colorado trails, but eventually they disappeared. The 1863 and 1865 journals resurfaced in 1922 in a warehouse in Fresno. Annotated for historic interest but otherwise unedited, they offer a fascinating and infectious read - the young author creates a vivid portrait of frontier Colorado and comments on the events of his day: the Sand Creek Massacre, the Civil War, Lee's surrender, and his own encounters with Arapahos, Cheyennes, Comanches, Apaches, and Cherokees.

General

Imprint:	Colorado Historical Society,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2007
First published:	February 2007
Authors:	Paul A. Malkoski
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-0-942576-51-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > War / combat / elite forces > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-942576-51-9
Barcode:	9780942576511

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