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55-1144 E83 CIP Hogeland, William. Autumn of the Black Snake: the creation of the U.S. Army and the invasion that opened up the West. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017. 447p index ISBN 9780374107345 cloth, $28.00; ISBN 9780374711580 ebook, $14.99
The popular narrative of US history portrays great leaders guiding the country into an uncertain future. Washington steered the nation through...