Custer's Trials

By T. J. Stiles

Subjects: Little Bighorn, Battle of the (Montana : 1876). fast (OCoLC)fst01353578, Custer, george a. (george armstrong), 1839-1876, Indians of north america, great plains, Biography, Generals, Little bighorn, battle of the, mont., 1876, United states, army, biography, Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876, Wars, United States, Indians of North America, American Civil War (1861-1865). fast (OCoLC)fst01351658, New York Times reviewed, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, United States. Army, Generals, biography, History, Indians of north america, wars

Description: From the Preface... I am telling [George Armstrong Custer's] story in a particular light, with a particular sense of context. The result, I hope, is not simply an addition to a familiar story--he was famous for this as well as for that--but something larger and more comprehensive. I want to explain why his celebrity, and notoriety, spanned both the Civil War and his years on the frontier, resting on neither exclusively but incorporating both.