{"product_id":"buffalo-soldiers-in-alaska-company-l-twenty-fourth-infantry-paperback-softback-9781496228444","title":"Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska; Company L, Twenty-Fourth Infantry (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496228444","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBuffalo Soldiers in Alaska\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCompany L, Twenty-Fourth Infantry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrian G. Shellum (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496228444\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 November 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e386 pages, 37 photographs, 5 maps, 1 chronology, 4 appendixes, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Shellum's book uses the stories of individual soldiers to tell the narrative whenever possible and explains the nature of the U.S. Army in the last quarter of the nineteenth century: how promotions, reenlistments and reporting worked, the organization and bureaucracy of the Army, even changes in how soldiers were fed. This book is a fitting tribute to the Buffalo Soldiers of Alaska, especially since many of them made the decision to stay there and add to the history of Alaska.\"-James D. Crabtree, \u003ci\u003eMilitary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Readers who are interested in black military history or in the history of early Alaska will certainly want to add this book to their library.\"-Roger D. Cunningham, \u003ci\u003eJournal of America's Military Past\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBuffalo Soldiers in Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-researched and thought-provoking study of a relatively unknown period in American history through the perspective of a marginalized group of men, whose role is slowly but surely being revealed. As a result, Shellum's work makes a valuable contribution to the growing body of research around the Buffalo Soldiers.\"-Alexander Reineke, H-War\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBuffalo Soldiers in Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome addition to the literature on the Buffalo Soldiers. Shellum's thorough research and clear writing makes it suitable for academics and general audiences alike.\"-Troy A. Hallsell, \u003ci\u003eAir \u0026amp; Space Power Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Shellum has provided an invaluable and detailed examination of the Skagway that Black soldiers inhabited.\"-David James, \u003ci\u003eAnchorage Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Brian Shellum has a knack for unlocking stories of Black soldiers in our military. With \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Soldiers in Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e he takes us beyond the racism-tainted news blurbs of early twentieth-century newspapers and gives life to these veterans who guarded the ‘Gateway to the Klondike’ and were part of the community. This is an important new chapter in Alaska history.”-Jeff Brady, author of \u003ci\u003eSkagway: City of the New Century\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“The history of Alaska’s turn-of-the-century gold rushes has been told a hundred times in a hundred different ways. Brian Shellum’s \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Soldiers in Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e shines much-needed light on a part of the story that has received little attention from scholars: the Black soldiers sent to keep order in Skagway and their interactions with white citizens and Alaska Natives and with Canadians on the other side of the border. This important book is a must-read for anyone interested in Alaska history.”-Ross Coen, editor of \u003ci\u003eAlaska History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Brian Shellum provides a wealth of facts about the lives of the Buffalo Soldiers who served in Alaska. It should be essential reading for anyone interested in the history of African Americans, Alaska, or twentieth-century military history.”-Catherine Spude, historian, author of \u003ci\u003eSaloons, Prostitutes, and Temperance in Alaska Territory\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“The author pays particular attention to the Black enlisted men who served in Alaska during the halcyon days of the Klondike gold rush. As such, this well-illustrated and carefully researched study sheds new light on a little-known story in U.S. Army history.”-John P. Langellier, author of \u003ci\u003eScouting with the Buffalo Soldiers: Lieutenant Powhatan Clarke, Frederic Remington, and the 10th U.S. Cavalry in the Southwest\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“A thoroughly researched and well-presented account of a little-known episode in Alaskan history. No grand themes, pivotal events, or outsized personalities. The book is a welcome expansion of the story of African Americans in the nation’s military.”-Tom Phillips, independent historian, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Regulars, 1866–1898\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe town of Skagway was born in 1897 after its population quintupled in under a year due to the Klondike gold rush. Balanced on the edge of anarchy, the U.S. Army stationed Company L, a unit of Buffalo Soldiers, there near the end of the gold rush. \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Soldiers in Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of these African American soldiers who kept the peace during a volatile period in America’s resource-rich North. It is a fascinating tale that features white officers and Black soldiers safeguarding U.S. territory, supporting the civil authorities, protecting Native Americans, fighting natural disasters, and serving proudly in America’s last frontier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Despite the discipline and contributions of soldiers who served honorably, Skagway exhibited the era’s persistent racism and maintained a clear color line. However, these Black Regulars carried out their complex and sometimes contradictory mission with a combination of professionalism and restraint that earned the grudging respect of the independently minded citizens of Alaska. The company used the popular sport of baseball to connect with the white citizens of Skagway and in the process gained some measure of acceptance. Though the soldiers left little trace in Skagway, a few remained after their enlistments and achieved success and recognition after settling in other parts of Alaska.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Prologue\u003cbr\u003e 1. North to Alaska\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dyea Barracks\u003cbr\u003e 3. Fort Wrangel\u003cbr\u003e 4. Skagway Barracks\u003cbr\u003e 5. Company Reunited\u003cbr\u003e 6. Settling In\u003cbr\u003e 7. Command Change\u003cbr\u003e 8. Challenges\u003cbr\u003e 9. Departure\u003cbr\u003e 10. Aftermath\u003cbr\u003e Postscript\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Biographies of Officers and Soldiers of Company L\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Buffalo Soldier Regiments\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C: Minstrel Show Programs\u003cbr\u003e Appendix D: Tribute to Captain Hovey\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52599914823960,"sku":"9781496228444","price":21.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/buffalo-soldiers-in-alaska-company-l-twenty-fourth-infantry-paperback-softback-9781496228444","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}