The last stand

By Nathaniel Philbrick

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

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.