A terrible glory : Custer and the Little Bighorn-- the last great battle of the American West

A terrible glory : Custer and the Little Bighorn-- the last great battle of the American West / James Donovan.

Author/creator	Donovan, Jim, 1954-
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2008.
Description	xiii, 528 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Subject(s)	Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876. United States. Army--History --19th century. Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876. Indians of North America--Government relations --1869-1934. West (U.S.)--History, Military --19th century. United States--Military policy.

Contents	Prologue: a good day to die -- The divine injunction -- "The boy general of the golden lock" -- Patriots -- Outside the states -- Belknap's Anaconda -- "Submitt to Uncl Sam or kill the 7 hors" -- "The hide and seek for Sitting Bull" -- The fruits of insubordination -- The Seventh rides out -- The trail to the greasy grass -- On the jump -- The charge -- "The savior of the Seventh" -- Soldiers falling -- The hill -- "Death was all around us" -- The rescue -- "All the world has gone" -- The lost captain -- For the honor of the regiment -- Ghosts dancing.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [487]-511) and index.
LCCN	2007026156
ISBN	9780316155786
ISBN	0316155780

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E 83.876 .D66 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold