Nobody's Hero by Frank Laumer (English) Paperback Book

Description: Nobody's Hero by Frank Laumer Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Nobodys Hero is a true adventure of an American soldier who refused to die, in spite of terrible wounds that would have stopped a lesser man. Frank Laumer has used historical documents, including Clarks own brief account, and, as Laumer explains, "taken the bones of fact and put upon them the flesh of fiction." Publisher Description In December 1835, eight officers and one hundred men of the U.S. Army under the command of Brevet Major Francis Langhorne Dade set out from Fort Brooke at Tampa Bay, Florida, to march north a hundred miles to reinforce Fort King (present-day Ocala). On the sixth day, halfway to their destination, they were attacked by Seminole Indians. By four oclock in the afternoon, only three wounded soldiers survived what came to be known as the Dade Massacre. Only two of those men managed to struggle fifty miles back to Fort Brooke. One of them—wounded in the shoulder and hip, a bullet in one lung—was Private Ransom Clark.It is the story of great duplicity, not on the part of Seminole Indians, but of the politicians and officers who sent the men of Dades command to their death. The Dade Massacre was the pretext the U.S. government needed to begin the Second Seminole War, the longest and most expensive Indian war in American history.In 1839 Ransom Clark wrote a brief account of his ordeal, entitled The Surprising Adventures of Ransom Clark, Among the Indians in Florida. Although he promised to later supply an entire account, he didnt live long enough to do so, succumbing to his grave wounds. In Nobodys Hero, Frank Laumer completes Clarks story. Author Biography Frank Laumer is the author of two histories of U.S. Army Brevet Major Francis Dades soldiers, Massacre! and Dades Last Command. He was the first recipient of the D.B. McKay Award from the Tampa Historical Society for "Distinguished Service in the Cause of Florida History." Mr. Laumer is president of the Seminole Wars Historic Foundation and past president of the Dade Battlefield Society. Nobodys Hero is based on forty-six years of research on the Dade Massacre, including the exhumation of Clarks remains in order to verify his wounds. In addition, Laumer researched the exact location of Fort King Road, which Dades command traveled from Tampa to the battlefield, and then walked the entire fifty miles wearing the full uniform of the period, at the same time of year and even during the same phase of the moon that the command experienced. Details ISBN 1683340310 ISBN-13 9781683340317 Title Nobody's Hero Author Frank Laumer Format Paperback Year 2018 Pages 300 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield GE_Item_ID:119747595; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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