{"product_id":"sam-bell-maxey-and-the-confederate-indians-paperback","title":"Sam Bell Maxey and the Confederate Indians - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Waugh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeneral Maxey, dignified, articulate, and confident, arrives in Indian Territory in 1863 to assume command of a diverse and motley army of Indians. The troops are in disarray; they are suspicious of tribal alliances, weakened from malnutrition, their crops have been pillaged, and they are discouraged by a series of battlefield setbacks at the hands of the Union Army invading from Kansas. Maxey calls upon all of his leadership and administrative skills and his insight into Indian culture to win the confidence and loyalty of these soldiers. Desperately he fights to secure badly needed munitions and provisions from the Confederate bureaucracy, which is focused on the plight of its eastern armies. All the while he struggles with his own field commander, the able and ambitious Douglas Cooper, friend of Jefferson Davis, who is eager to supplant him. Yet, Maxey perseveres and succeeds in molding this \"army without infantry\" into an effective fighting force that plays an important role in the Red River and Arkansas Campaigns and ultimately helps prevent a Union invasion of north Texas. A little known story, dramatically told by a distinguished author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN C. WAUGH is no stranger to readers of history. His two books, \u003ci\u003eThe Class of 1846: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e West Point to Appomattox\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReelecting Lincoln: The Battle for the 1864 Presidency\u003c\/i\u003e, have received numerous awards and much critical acclaim. Waugh, a distinguished journalist and editor, has an impressive list of publications to his credit. Waugh retired to Arlington, Texas, after a long and noteworthy career as bureau chief and staff correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e. His writings have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCivil War Times Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003e20 Good Reasons to Study the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSam Bell Maxey and the Confederate Indians\u003c\/i\u003e, other McWhiney Foundation Press titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.98 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752179138848,"sku":"9781886661035","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f16b7d915b4765532d4d0073a0c42b39.webp?v=1779989380","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sam-bell-maxey-and-the-confederate-indians-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}