The XIT Ranch of Texas and the Early Days of the Llano Estacado: 34 (The Western Frontier Library Series) - Softcover

J. Evetts Haley (author)

 
9780806114286: The XIT Ranch of Texas and the Early Days of the Llano Estacado: 34 (The Western Frontier Library Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0806114282 ISBN 13: 9780806114286
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, 1977

Synopsis

Born in the latter half of the fifth century B.C. near Athens, Xenophon enjoyed the best of educational and social advantages and for a time was a pupil and friend of Socrates. In 401 B.C., however, he was led by promises of adventure and fortune to join the ill-fated expedition of Cyrus against his brother, Artaxerxes the Second of Persia. After Cyrus lost his life and the other officers were murdered, Xenophon became one of the leading spirits of the army, eventually exacting revenge on the Persians, then retiring to Scillus, in Elis, to a life of sporting and literary activity. It was there that he composed the Anabasis, or "Up-Country March," a painstaking but brightly written account of the expedition and his life as a Greek soldier that has endured through the ages.A clearly written historical and literary introduction, copious notes to the text, and a complete vocabulary make this book invaluable to beginning and advanced students alike.

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About the Author

J. Evetts Haley is a historian and a cowman and the author of three other books published by the University of Oklahoma Press: Jeff Milton: A Good Man With a Gun; Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman; and George W. Littlefield, Texan.

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Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date
1977
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0806114282
ISBN 13 
9780806114286
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
308