Download or read book A Frontier Army Christmas written by Lori A. Cox-Paul and published by History Nebraska. This book was released on 1996 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For residents of frontier army posts, the celebration of Christmas was an exercise in imagination. An important break in the routine of army life, the rich traditions of this holiday came alive in the Old West. Divided into ten chapters, the book offers a series of contrasting images of this favorite holiday: war and peace, officers and enlisted soldiers, men and women, adults and children.