“A fascinating view, not only of frontier army life and of domestic arrangements on a military post, but also of the man who made the observations.”—The Journal of America's Military Past
“This new personal account is a meaningful addition to the field.”—The Journal of Arizona History
“Robert Utley has provided a valuable service in researching, transcribing, and annotating a large selection of these writings. . . . We are fortunate to have such a well-documented glimpse of this unique time and place in American history.”—The Chronicles of Oklahoma
“(Utley’s) transcriptions and annotations of Lauderdale’s letters and journal offer a valuable window into an army doctor’s life as well as the experiences of settlement in the American West.”
—H-Net Reviews
“A fascinating account of officer life.”—On Point: The Journal of Army History
“This is a memoir of people and pueblos, of friends and fiends, all a part of the American frontier. It is not how-the-West-was-won but more interestingly, how-the-West-was-lived.”—Southwestern Historical Quarterly