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**Custer was a frontier diplomat himself. His reputation at this was not memorable to say the least because of other aspects of his career but he did not ruin the job entirely. |
**Custer was a frontier diplomat himself. His reputation at this was not memorable to say the least because of other aspects of his career but he did not ruin the job entirely. |
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**General George Crook was a very distinguished frontier diplomat as well as a frontier general. |
**General George Crook was a very distinguished frontier diplomat as well as a frontier general. |
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**One of the best compliments to be given Lewis and Clark is that their trip was so ''boring''. They lost no men and left no feuds with Indians behind them |
**One of the best compliments to be given Lewis and Clark is that their trip was so ''boring''. They lost no men and left no feuds with Indians behind them(latter troubles sure as heck weren't ''their'' fault). |
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**On the Afghan border the Indian Political Service was known for haggling with Pathans, some of the toughest critters on the planet. |
**On the Afghan border the Indian Political Service was known for haggling with Pathans, some of the toughest critters on the planet. |
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