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A companion to Custer and the Little Bighorn Campaign / edited by Brad D. Lookingbill.

Contributor(s): Series: Wiley Blackwell companions to American historyPublisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2019Edition: [Enhanced Credo edition]Description: 1 online resource (36 entries) : 10 images ; digital filesContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781787851344
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 973.8/2092 23
LOC classification:
  • E83.876 .C6955 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
List of illustrations -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The indians of the northern plains: The Lakota Sioux; The Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho; Patriot chiefs; The native way of war; Auxiliaries and scouts -- The policies of war and peace: The policies of war and peace; Forts on the northern plains; Army life; Women and dependents; Technology and tactics -- The making of George Armstrong Custer: A young general; Commander in the West; The 7th Cavalry; Elizabeth Bacon Custer -- Into the valley: The convergence; The Reno-Benteen site; Custer's fight; The aftermath -- The last stand of myth and memory: Native traditions; The press; Popular culture; Reenacting the battle; The legacy of archaeology; A national monument; The battle of history.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Ebook Ebook NMC Library Credo Reference Online E83.876 .C6955 2015 EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available online - NMC Login required 518568

Includes bibliographical references.

List of illustrations -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The indians of the northern plains: The Lakota Sioux; The Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho; Patriot chiefs; The native way of war; Auxiliaries and scouts -- The policies of war and peace: The policies of war and peace; Forts on the northern plains; Army life; Women and dependents; Technology and tactics -- The making of George Armstrong Custer: A young general; Commander in the West; The 7th Cavalry; Elizabeth Bacon Custer -- Into the valley: The convergence; The Reno-Benteen site; Custer's fight; The aftermath -- The last stand of myth and memory: Native traditions; The press; Popular culture; Reenacting the battle; The legacy of archaeology; A national monument; The battle of history.

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.

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