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A terrible glory : Custer and the Little Bighorn-- the last great battle of the American West /

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 fin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donovan, Jim, 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2008]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
Custer, George A. > (George Armstrong), > 1839-1876.
Indians of North America > Government relations > 1869-1934.
West (U.S.) > History, Military > 19th century.
United States. > Army > History > 19th century.
United States > Military policy.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: a good day to die
  • The divine injunction
  • "The boy general of the golden lock"
  • Patriots
  • Outside the states
  • Belknap's Anaconda
  • "Submitt to Uncl Sam or kill the 7 hors"
  • "The hide and seek for Sitting Bull"
  • The fruits of insubordination
  • The Seventh rides out
  • The trail to the greasy grass
  • On the jump
  • The charge
  • "The savior of the Seventh"
  • Soldiers falling
  • The hill
  • "Death was all around us"
  • The rescue
  • "All the world has gone"
  • The lost captain
  • For the honor of the regiment
  • Ghosts dancing.