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A companion to Custer and the Little Bighorn Campaign / edited by Brad D. Lookingbill ; contributors, Alan M. Anderson [and twenty-six others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Wiley-Blackwell companions to American history.
- Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876.
- Custer, George A.
- Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (Mont.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (506 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- * An accessible and authoritative overview of the scholarship that has shaped our understanding of one of the most iconic battles in the history of the American West * Combines contributions from an array of respected scholars, historians, and battlefield scientists * Outlines the political and cultural conditions that laid the foundation for the Centennial Campaign and examines how George Armstrong Custer became its figurehead * Provides a detailed analysis of the battle maneuverings at Little Bighorn, paying special attention to Indian testimony from the battlefield * Concludes with a section examining how the Battle of Little Bighorn has been mythologized and its pervading influence on American culture
- Contents:
- Part I. The Indians of the Northern Plains
- Part II. The US army in the Western territories
- Part III. The making of George Armstrong custer
- Part IV. Into the valley
- Part V. The last stand of myth and memory.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781787851344
- 1787851346
- 9781119071884
- 1119071887
- OCLC:
- 874966938
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