A Companion to Custer and the Little Bighorn Campaign (Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History)
Book Details
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1444351095
ISBN-139781444351095
CategoryHistory
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
Description
- 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
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