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100 1 _aForrest, James T.
_q(James Taylor),
_d1921-
245 1 0 _aOld Fort Garland
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-11-29
508 _aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Old Fort Garland" by James T. Forrest and Rosamund Slack is a historical account likely written in the mid-20th century. The book presents a fictional soldier's journal that chronicles life at Fort Garland, Colorado, from 1860 to 1883. It combines factual history with narrative flair, providing readers with insights into military life on the frontier and the events surrounding the American West during a tumultuous period. The narrative details the experiences of an imaginary soldier, Corporal O'Connor, as he navigates life at the fort amid conflicts with Native American tribes, changes in military command, and Civil War developments. O'Connor describes the daily routines of garrison life, including the struggles of subsisting in a harsh environment, interactions with local Indigenous populations, and the evolution of the fort from its establishment to its eventual abandonment. The book paints a vivid picture of the social dynamics and hardships faced by soldiers stationed on the frontier, along with the geopolitical context of their military service, ending with a reflection on the fort's closure and the changes in the surrounding area. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFort Garland (Colo.) -- History -- Fiction
700 1 _aSlack, Rosamund
700 1 _aRossi, Paul A.,
_d1929-
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47492
999 _c88331
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