Our Centennial Indian War and the Life of General Custer |
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| Author:
| Victor, Frances Fuller |
| Introduction by:
| Greene, Jerome A. |
| Series title: | The Western Frontier Library Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4173-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer was widely known as a Civil War figure, author, and successful cavalry leader before his spectacular defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 by Lakota and Northern Cheyenne Indians. A ready audience of readers was hungry for information about the engagement and about their fallen hero when Frances Fuller Victor's book appeared in spring 1877. Featuring an introduction by historian Jerome A. Greene, this edition of
Our Centennial...
More DescriptionLieutenant Colonel George A. Custer was widely known as a Civil War figure, author, and successful cavalry leader before his spectacular defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 by Lakota and Northern Cheyenne Indians. A ready audience of readers was hungry for information about the engagement and about their fallen hero when Frances Fuller Victor's book appeared in spring 1877. Featuring an introduction by historian Jerome A. Greene, this edition of Our Centennial Indian War provides a remarkable window into contemporary thinking about an iconic event.