Depredation and Deceit: The Making of the Jicarilla and Ute Wars in New Mexico

Michno is an independent historian and the author of USS Pampanito: Killer Angel; Battle at Sand Creek: The Military Perspective; and Death on the Hellships.. Gregory F

In bringing these machinations to light, Michno’s book deepens—and darkens—our understanding of the conquest of the American Southwest.. Although the records are replete with officers questioning accusations and discovering civilians’ deceit, more often than not the army was forced to act in direct counterpoint to its duties as a constabulary force. By the end of the Mexican-American War, both Anglo-Americans and Nuevomexicanos became experts in exploiting this system—and in using the army to collect on their often-fraudulent claims. The Trade and Intercourse Acts were manipulated by Anglo-Americans who ensured the continuation of the very conflicts that they claimed to abhor, and that the acts were designed to prevent. As Gregory F. As the situation became more volatile, citizens demanded a greater army presence in the region, and lucrative military contracts became yet another reason to encourage the continuation of frontier violence. The Trade and Intercourse Acts passed by Congress between 1796 and 1834 set up a system for individuals to receive monetary compensation from the federal government f

Michno is an independent historian and the author of USS Pampanito: Killer Angel; Battle at Sand Creek: The Military Perspective; and Death on the Hellships.. About the AuthorGregory F