With little training and less experience, in 1873 150 men embarked upon a 900-mile march from civilized Toronto to a trading post at the heart of the wild frontier with a goal of bringing order to a lawless land. Here, the authors present a perspective of this extraordinary event, using diaries and memories, contemporary newspaper accounts, and other recently discovered materials. Illustrations.
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With little training and less experience, in 1873 150 men embarked upon a 900-mile march from civilized Toronto to a trading post at the heart of the wild frontier with a goal of bringing order to a lawless land. Here, the authors present a perspective of this extraordinary event, using diaries and memories, contemporary newspaper accounts, and other recently discovered materials. Illustrations.
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