Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska by Brian G. Shellum PAPERBACK 9781496228444

Buffalo Soldiers in AlaskaCompany L, Twenty-Fourth Infantry\nAuthor(s): Brian G. Shellum\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Nebraska Press, United States\nImprint: University of Nebraska Press\nISBN-13: 9781496228444, 978-1496228444\nSynopsis\nThe 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 [url] Army stationed Company L, a unit of Buffalo Soldiers, there near the end of the gold rush. Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska tells the story of these African American soldiers who kept the peace during a volatile period in Americas resource-rich North. It is a fascinating tale that features white officers and Black soldiers safeguarding [url] territory, supporting the civil authorities, protecting Native Americans, fighting natural disasters, and serving proudly in Americas last frontier.\n\n Despite the discipline and contributions of soldiers who served honorably, Skagway exhibited t.