Spring Montana Western Antique Auction May 21st 2022
Sat, May 21, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Lot 559
"American Aristocracy Ladies and Officers", Greene
Estimate: $200 - $400
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"American Aristocracy Ladies and Officers of the U.S. Army", by Duane Merritt Greene, is a subjective look at behind the scenes of Army life as an officer and, in the author's words, "A sketch of the social life and character of the Army", First edition 1880.
A very scarce, privately printed memoir by a former U.S. Army Lieutenant in the Sixth Cavalry under Nelson Miles in Kansas, Texas and the Indian Territory between 1872 -1877. He offers a description of the 1874 expedition into the Texas Panhandle during the Red River War against the Comanches and Kiowas.
Termed ‘venomous’ by some reviewers, Greene was highly critical of General Miles and his leadership. The text explores the darker side of morality in the West in its uneven treatment of women, natives and enlisted men, outdated mores etc. In Greene's opinion, the Army was the haunt of alcoholics and morons at the mercy of scheming women (wivves).
Book is in good condition, front page is signed John S. Blanchard and Mrs. Sidney S. Blanchard, original gilt and blind stamped blue coloured cloth bound cover in good condition as are the pages, limited foxing with no other damage noted. Measures 6.75"L x 5"W x .75"D
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