{"product_id":"without-quarter-william-y-chalfant-9780806123677","title":"Without Quarter: The Wichita Expedition and the Fight on Crooked Creek","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWithout Quarter\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the first major U.S. army expedition against the Comanches between the Mexican and Civil wars. Late in 1858, under the leadership of Captain (Brevet Major) Earl Van Dorn, units of the Second Cavalry marched north form Fort Belknap, Texas, and established a temporary post, Camp Radziminski, at the southwest edge of the Wichita Mountains. Scouring the country north, east, and west in search of Comanches, the Wichita Expedition precipitated two major engagements, known as the Battle at the Wichita Village and the Battle of Crooked Creek. During the latter fight, the soldiers killed or captured all the inhabitants of a Comanche village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Y. Chalfant gives a detailed account of the expedition, first setting the historical context, then tracing events to the climax at Crooked Creek on May 13, 1859.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Y. Chalfant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806123672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806123677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.85h x 5.73w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/25\/1991","brand":"William Y. Chalfant","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992458952959,"sku":"9780806123677","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_966522eb-833c-42d7-a6ef-0243e0e87c6d.jpg?v=1683319063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/without-quarter-william-y-chalfant-9780806123677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}