Description
The first edition of Campaigning With Crook And Stories Of Army Life by Captain Charles King, published in 1890.
Twelvemo, v, [5], 295pp, [8pp ads]. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine, decorative emblem on the front cover in gilt. This work is complete with frontispiece portrait of Major-General George Crook, and nine illustrated plates. From the private library of Charles H. Mason, with his bookplate on the front pastedown. Light wear to covers, wear from handling along the spine. Title page with partial split along spine, text block solid. An autobiographical account of serving under Major-General George Crook during the Indian Wars.
Charles King (1844-1933) was the son of Civil War general, Rufus King. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1866 and served in multiple American conflicts, including the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, and the Philippine-American War. He saw active duty in the West and was wounded in the Modoc War of 1873.
