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Custer, George A. (George Armstrong) 1839-1876 Custer, George Armstrong 1839-1876 Generals United States Biography Indians of North America Wars Great Plains Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 Oglala Indians Government relations Oglala Indians Kings and rulers Biography Oglala Indians Wars United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army BiographyStiles, T. J.
Summary: A new biography of Gen. George Armstrong Custer that radically changes our view of the man and his turbulent times. Historian T. J. Stiles paints a portrait of Custer both deeply personal and sweeping in scope, proving how much of Custer's legacy has been ignored. He demolishes Custer's historical caricature, revealing a volatile, contradictory, intense person--capable yet insecure, intelligent...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CUSTER, GEORGE STIPhilbrick, Nathaniel.
Summary: The bestselling author of "Mayflower" sheds new light on one of the iconic stories of the American West, reminding readers that the Battle of the Little Bighorn was also, even in victory, the last stand for the Sioux and Cheyenne Indian nations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 PHIMcMurtry, Larry.
Summary: "Pulitzer Prize Winner Larry McMurtry turns his attention to George A. Custer, a complex man who has captivated historians for over a century. From graduating last in his class at West Point to leading the ill-fated 7th cavalry in the attack at the Littel Bighorn, Custer forged a legacy-- still very much alive today-- as one of the West's most enduring hisstorical figures" -- from publisher's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2012
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.82 CUSTER, GEORGE A MCMBray, Kingsley M.
Summary: Crazy Horse was as much feared by tribal foes as he was honored by allies. His war record was unmatched, and his rout of Custer at the Little Bighorn reverberates through history. Yet so much about him is unknown or steeped in legend. This book corrects older, idealized accounts, and draws on a greater variety of sources than other recent biographies, to show the real Crazy Horse: not the brash...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 BRAMarshall, Joseph
Summary: A Lakota historian and storyteller offers a portrait of Crazy Horse, the era in which he lived, and his legacy, drawing on his own culture's oral tradition and firsthand research to capture diverse aspects of Crazy Horse's life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CRAZY HORSE MARMcMurtry, Larry.
Summary: In this lavishly illustrated volume, Larry McMurtry, the greatest chronicler of the American West, tackles for the first time one of the paramount figures of Western and American history--George Armstrong Custer. McMurtry also argues that Custer's last stand at the Little Bighorn should be seen as a monumental event in our nation's history. Like all great battles, its true meaning can be found...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2012
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Summary: Was Frank Finkel a survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn? Koster presents evidence that he believes supports Finkel's claim to have been the Second Sergeant of C Company, and chronicles Finkel's escape, ordeals, and the subsequent years of his successful life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronology Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.82 FINKEL, FRANK KOSMarcovitz, Hal.
Summary: The life of the Civil War general whose controversial fame rests chiefly on the disaster at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2002