Ready, Booted, and Spurred: Arkansas in the U.S.-Mexican War Samantha Kaine which won the 1999 Chapters

which won the 1999 Chapters first novel award and was a finalist for the prestigious "Giller Prize

" since it does not follow the normal diary format

Beginning in the nineteen twenties and ending in the fifties

torment from beyond the grave

Was he acquitted

Ready, Booted, and Spurred: Arkansas in the U.S.-Mexican War Samantha Kaine which won the 1999 ChaptersPart military history, part social history, and part history of the westward movement during the major conflict of the 1840s, this anthology of essays bridges the gap between scholarly and popular history. Five contributors have examined the role of the citizen soldier, the impact of war preparations upon the citizenry, movement of troops and yet to be organized volunteers, the war's effect on Americans' perception of their nation, and the strain