Rodney, George Brydges. As a Cavalryman Remembers. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1944. First Edition. [12171]
Light blue cloth with white titles, binding shows some light offsetting from the dust jacket, very slight edge-wear, 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Original dust jacket is edge-tattered and somewhat soiled; now in a clear protective wrapper. 297 clean pp. with b/w illustrations from photographs. Very good in fair dust-jacket. Hardcover.
"Fun and trouble stalked hand in hand for George Brydges Rodney, United States Calvary, Retired. His reminiscences cover the years of expansion of our country, and are filled with many an odd tale of adventure and heroism, gallantry, or comic fiasco." - dj blurb.
George Brydges Rodney (1872-1944), b. New Castle, Delaware; an American Calvaryman, active in service from 1898 to 1932. He was a lieutenant with D Troop of the 10th Cavalry Regiment, and his memoir contains a valuable record of troop life and service in the Philippines. After the Spanish American War Rodney was involved in the pursuit of Pancho Villa, and in the first World War he was a colonel in command of the Tenth and later the Seventeenth Cavalry. He was also at times stationed in Arizona and in Wyoming.
"During his years of service he wrote thirty-five novels of romance and adventure that have been published in the United States and England, and also numerous short stories and serials." - publisher.
