Letter: to My Dear Captain / by Frederic Remington, 1892 Oct 18.

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Letter: to My Dear Captain / by Frederic Remington, 1892 Oct 18.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702130223

Expresses his interest in Captain Bourke's observations on the Indians and "greasers."

1 p. ; 22 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8013287

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909

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Frederic Remington was born October 4, 1861 in Canton, New York. He was educated at the Vermont Episcopal Institute and attended Yale University. He worked as a cowboy, scout, and ran a sheep and mule ranch in the west. He married Eva Caten on October 1, 1884. Remington was a painter, sculptor and illustrator of Indians, cowbnoys and the American soldier at war. His travels took him to Germany, Russia, North Africa, Cuba and all over North America. Frederic Remington died December 26, 1909 in Ne...

Bourke, John Gregory, 1846-1896

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John Gregory Bourke was a United States Army officer and ethnologist. After serving in the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Civil War, Bourke attended the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1869. While serving in the 3rd Cavalry he studied customs of American Indians of the Southwest and published works on Indian ethnology. The Garza War, 1891-1892, was a rebellion against Mexican president Porfirio Díaz by Mexicans living in Texas led by Catarino Garza. Bourke participated in ef...