The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 5: May 23, 1881–August 26, 1881

Published: October, 2013  Pages: 560  Features: 71 b&w photos. 4 maps. App.

John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries beginning as a young cavalry lieutenant in Arizona in 1872, and ending the evening before his death in 1896. As aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook, he had an insider’s view of the early Apache campaigns, the Great Sioux War, the Cheyenne Outbreak, and the Geronimo War. Bourke’s writings reveal much about military life on the western frontier, but he also was a noted ethnologist, writing extensive descriptions of American Indian civilization and illustrating his diaries with sketches and photographs. more... about The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 5: May 23, 1881–August 26, 1881

The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 4: July 3, 1880-May 22, 1881

Published: May, 2009  Pages: 592  Features: 31 b&w photos. 2 maps. App. Notes. Bib. Index.

John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries beginning as a young cavalry lieutenant in Arizona in 1872, and ending the evening before his death in 1896. As aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook, he had an insider’s view of the early Apache campaigns, the Great Sioux War, the Cheyenne Outbreak, and the Geronimo War. Bourke’s writings reveal much about military life on the western frontier, but he also was a noted ethnologist, writing extensive descriptions of American Indian civilization and illustrating his diaries with sketches and photographs. more... about The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 4: July 3, 1880-May 22, 1881

The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 3: June 1, 1878-June 22, 1880

Published: October, 2007 

John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries beginning as a young cavalry lieutenant in Arizona in 1872, and ending the evening before his death in 1896. As aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook, he had an insider’s view of the early Apache campaigns, the Great Sioux War, the Cheyenne Outbreak, and the Geronimo War. Bourke’s writings reveal much about military life on the western frontier, but he also was a noted ethnologist, writing extensive descriptions of American Indian civilization and illustrating his diaries with sketches and photographs. more... about The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 3: June 1, 1878-June 22, 1880

The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 2: July 29, 1876-April 7, 1878

Published: October, 2005  Pages: 608  Features: 25 b&w photos. 2 maps. App. Notes. Bib. Index.

John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries beginning as a young cavalry lieutenant in Arizona in 1872, and ending the evening before his death in 1896. As aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook, he had an insider’s view of the early Apache campaigns, the Great Sioux War, the Cheyenne Outbreak, and the Geronimo War. Bourke’s writings reveal much about military life on the western frontier, but he also was a noted ethnologist, writing extensive descriptions of American Indian civilization and illustrating his diaries with sketches and photographs. more... about The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 2: July 29, 1876-April 7, 1878

The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 1: November 20, 1872-July 28, 1876

Published: March, 2003  Pages: 592  Features: 18 b&w photos. 2 maps. App. Notes. Bib. Index.

John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries beginning as a young cavalry lieutenant in Arizona in 1872, and ending the evening before his death in 1896. As aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook, he had an insider’s view of the early Apache campaigns, the Great Sioux War, the Cheyenne Outbreak, and the Geronimo War. Bourke’s writings reveal much about military life on the western frontier, but he also was a noted ethnologist, writing extensive descriptions of American Indian civilization and illustrating his diaries with sketches and photographs. more... about The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 1: November 20, 1872-July 28, 1876

• Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 2003