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A companion to Custer and the Little Bighorn Campaign / edited by Brad D. Lookingbill. - 1 online resource : illustrations, maps. - Wiley-Blackwell companions to American history . - Wiley-Blackwell companions to American history. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9781119071884 1119071887 9781119071877 1119071879 9781119071839 1119071836 9781119129738 1119129737

Publisher. No.: EB00626710 Recorded Books

LCCN: 2015016143

Subjects--Personal Names:
Custer, George A. 1839-1876.
Custer, George A. 1839-1876.

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Little Bighorn, Battle of the (Montana : 1876)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1876

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (Mont.)
Montana.
Montana--Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E83.876

Dewey Class. No.: 973.8/2092