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Randolph Marcy earned his martial reputation as an officer in three wars and made a name for himself as author of the 1859 frontier guidebook The Prairie Traveler. (Library of Congress.)
Randolph Marcy earned his martial reputation as an officer in three wars and made a name for himself as author of the 1859 frontier guidebook The Prairie Traveler. (Library of Congress.)