Tag: On the Border with Crook

• The Indian Wars: 5 Great Books About General George Crook

  

  Since you all know I love history and writing historical fiction, I thought I’d share some lists of my favorite books by topic that I used when writing THE TENAFLY ROAD SERIES. I hope research geeks will use these posts as a good place to start on the subjects I will feature and that readers…

  Adrienne Morris

  February 12, 2019

  books, Books I’ve Known and Loved, United States History

  General george Crook, George Crook Autobiography, historical fiction, On the Border with Crook, The Indian Wars, The Tenafly Road Series

• On the Border with Crook

  General Crook sporting the eco-hipster beard Contrary to recent popular education there actually are some heroic figures in the history of the United States who did their best to treat Indians decently. General George Crook comes to mind. Unlike the “journalist” Helen Hunt Jackson who tended to idealize the first people to roam in search…

  Adrienne Morris

  April 9, 2013

  History, The Unknowable Past

  Apache Indians, On the Border with Crook, United States History