"Frederic F. Van de Water has written the Custer book to end all Custer books. . . . It is] based upon profound research . . . and a] thorough understanding of the motivations which shaped Custer's meteoric career."--Books."Mr. Van de Water has accumulated evidence until it can hardly be questioned. There is enough of it to damn the man as hard cruel, and irresponsible. . . . At any rate, the story has an epic movement, and at last is heart-stirring and somberly beautiful."--New York Times."General Custer was a tangle of contradictions. His wife 'enshrined her husband in the folklore of...
"Frederic F. Van de Water has written the Custer book to end all Custer books. . . . It is] based upon profound research . . . and a] thorough under...
George Armstrong Custer, America s most famously unfortunate soldier, has been the subject of scores of books, but The Custer Reader is unique as a substantial source of classic writings about and by him. Here is Custer as seen by himself, his contemporaries, and leading scholars. Even those steeped in Custeriana will discover new insights in these pieces. Combining first-person narratives, essays, and photographs, this book provides a complete introduction to Custer s controversial personality and career and the evolution of the Custer myth.
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George Armstrong Custer, America s most famously unfortunate soldier, has been the subject of scores of books, but The Custer Reader is uniq...
Offers some of the best of contemporary Western writing. From Native Americans, famed frontiersmen, cowboys and outlaws, to contemporary tales of ranching, mining, and urban challenges, this title presents the full range of the American West as told in fiction and nonfiction short stories, poetry, and even a novella.
Offers some of the best of contemporary Western writing. From Native Americans, famed frontiersmen, cowboys and outlaws, to contemporary tales of ranc...
The enduring fascination of the American West marks this collection of essays by distinguished historians, investigative reporters, a novelist, and a celebrated screenwriter. All of these articles have won Wrangler Awards the western equivalent of the Oscars presented annually by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
Exciting storytelling, a hallmark of western writing, shapes every selection. C. L. Sonnichsen's 1986 revisionist account of Geronimo's life foreshadows the work of younger historians who continue to deepen our understanding of American Indian history....
The enduring fascination of the American West marks this collection of essays by distinguished historians, investigative reporters, a novelist, and a ...
From the War of 1812 to the end of the nineteenth century, U.S. Army officers were instrumental in shaping the American West. They helped explore uncharted places and survey and engineer its far-flung transportation arteries. Many also served in the ferocious campaigns that drove American Indians onto reservations. Soldiers West views the turbulent history of the West from the perspective of fifteen senior army officers including Philip H. Sheridan, George Armstrong Custer, and Nelson A. Miles who were assigned to bring order to the region.
This revised edition of Paul Andrew Hutton s...
From the War of 1812 to the end of the nineteenth century, U.S. Army officers were instrumental in shaping the American West. They helped explore unch...
