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Famous figures of the American frontierStiles, 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 STIMcMurtry, 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 MCMMcMurtry, 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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Place a hold to request this item.Marcovitz, 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