Synopsis Mari Sandoz retells the story of Little Big Horn, the 1876 battle in which Custer and his men were decimated by the Sioux and the Cheyenne. She takes particular note of Custer's flamboyant personality, the attitudes of his men in the U.S. Cavalry toward the feasibility of the battle, and the complex characteristics of the native tribes, and she analyzes the political ambitions that underlay many of Custer's actions.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1978-09-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
Publisher's Note Recounts the battle between the U.S. 7th Cavalry and an army of Sioux Indians, led by Sitting Bull, which left no survivors among the soldiers under Custer's command.
Industry Reviews "The late Mari Sandoz, who was raised in the country of the Dakotas, understood [the] feelings [of the Indian towards Custer]...[The book is] a perfect mating of subject and author...and it is probably the best account of the battle ever written...Buffs may disagree with some of Miss Sandoz's interpretations and conclusions, but to the white man that is the basis of the continuing lure of the battle." New York Times Book Review - A.M. Josephy (07/03/1966)
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