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Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Custers Last Stand remains one of the most iconic events in American history and culture. Had Custer prevailed at the Little Bighhorn, the victory would have been noteworthy at the moment, worthy of a few newspaper headlines. In defeat, however tactically inconsequential in the larger conflict, Custer became legend. In Inventing Custer: The Making of an American Legend, Edward Caudill and Paul Ashdown bridge the gap between the Custer who lived and...
Author
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In June of 1876, on a desolate hill above a winding river called "the Little Bighorn," George Armstrong Custer and all 210 men under his command were annihilated by almost 2,000 Sioux and Cheyenne. The news caused a public uproar, and those in positions of power promptly began to point fingers in order to avoid responsibility. Custer, who was conveniently dead, took the brunt of the blame. The truth, however, was far more complex. This is the first...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012].
Language
English
Description
Like everything else about General George Custer, his martyrdom was shrouded in controversy and contradictions. The final act of his larger-than-life career played out on a grand stage with a spellbound public engrossed in the drama. In the end, his death would launch one of the greatest myths in American history. Part of the Wild West collection.
Author
Publisher
Villard
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
The diary of General Custer during the last year of his life in which he reflects on his career, the Civil War and his marriage. Also featured are his views on his Indian enemies who were about to cut the diary short at Little Big Horn. A sympathetic portrayal of a controversial historical figure by the author of Dances with Wolves.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[c2011]
Language
English
Description
Blue steel: It's up to John Carruthers to save the little town of Yucca City from the evil extremes of the 'Polka Dot Bandit," and win the heart of the beautiful Betty Mason.
Santa Fe Trail: Jeb Stuart, the famed Southern calvaryman arrives at West Point, where he befriends George Armstrong Custer. Both compete for the attention of "Kit Carson" Halliday. As a punishment for fighting with fellow classmates, both men are sent to an outpost in Kansas...