The last stand

By Nathaniel Philbrick

Subjects: Little bighorn, battle of the, mont., 1876, Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876, Sitting bull, 1831-1890, Black Hills War, 1876-1877, New York Times bestseller, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2011-05-15, Indians of north america, wars, 1866-1895, New York Times reviewed, Indians of north america, west (u.s.), Custer, george a. (george armstrong), 1839-1876

Description: The bestselling author of "Mayflower" sheds new light on one of the iconic stories of the American West, reminding readers that the Battle of the Little Bighorn was also, even in victory, the last stand for the Sioux and Cheyenne Indian nations. This book draws on native testimony, archaeological evidence, and firsthand observations of the battlefield to examine facts and myths about the Battle of Little Bighorn.