{"product_id":"edward-wynkoop-nancy-oswald-9780865411845","title":"Edward Wynkoop: Soldier and Indian Agent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1858 Edward Wynkoop arrived in the frontier town of Denver City. He was twenty-two years old and soon became a town leader and Denver's first sheriff. During the American Civil War, he joined the Colorado Volunteers and played an important role in the Union victory at the Battle of Glorieta Pass in New Mexico.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter the Civil War, Wynkoop worked to see that the Plains Indians were treated fairly. He was a popular public figure until he spoke out in protest after the Sand Creek Massacre. His investigations into the actions of Colonel John Chivington's men at Sand Creek turned the public against him. Today he is a hero to Coloradans. Wynkoop Street in Denver is named for him.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber Seventeen in the \u003cem\u003eNow You Know Bio\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Spur Award from Western Writers of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Oswald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0865411840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865411845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Filter Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Spur Awards - Winner","brand":"Nancy Oswald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897780789503,"sku":"9780865411845","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ea2937d-0fde-495f-a5a7-ce97a18513d4.jpg?v=1721374733","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/edward-wynkoop-nancy-oswald-9780865411845","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}