pdf / English / 1978 Time-Life / 240 pages / ISBN 10 0809423065 / 52.8 MB

Follow the exploits of kit carson,wild bill hickok,bill cody,california joe,lonesome charley reynolds,black beaver,will comstock to name but a few,these men were the eyes and ears of the army and when not working for the army guided immigrants wagon trains through the wilderness or led hunting expeditions for the wealthy,also mentioned are the native american indians who scouted for the army,with out these men the army would have struggled much longer against their wiley foes,read of major frank north and his fabulous pawnee scouts and of general crooks use of apache scouts who did a fantastic job only to be shipped off to florida with the rengades they helped to track down,these men were really the early form of what we to day call special forces,as with all these time life books well written and illustrated a must for western history buffs