Navaho Expedition: Journal of a Military Reconnaissance from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Navajo Country, Made in 1849

by James H. Simpson and James Hervey Simpson

Book Overview

In 1849, the Corps of Topographical Engineers commissioned Lieutenant James H. Simpson to undertake the first survey of Navaho country in present-day New Mexico. Accompanying Simpson was a military force commanded by Colonel John M. Washington, sent to negotiate peace with the Navaho Indians. A keen observer, Simpson kept a journal that provided valuable information on the party's interactions with Indians and also about the land's features, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806135700
• ISBN13: 9780806135700
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"