Riding to Arms: A History of Horsemanship and Mounted Warfare - Hardcover

by Charles Caramello (Author)

A comprehensive look at the evolution of horsemanship and cavalry practice, with careful consideration of how primary and secondary texts helped shape our idea of horses in and out of war.

Author Biography

Charles Caramello is professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland and John H. Daniels Fellow at the National Sporting Library and Museum in Middleburg, Virginia. His books include Henry James, Gertrude Stein, and the Biographical Act and Silverless Mirrors: Book, Self, and Postmodern American Fiction.