About this title: Mari Sandoz retells the story of Little Big Horn, the 1876 battle in which Custer and his men were decimated by the Sioux and the Cheyenne. She takes particular note of Custer's flamboyant personality, the attitudes of his men in the U.S. Cavalry toward the feasibility of the battle, and the complex characteristics of the native tribes, and she analyzes the political ambitions that underlay many of Custer's actions.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J.P. Lippincott
Date Published: 1966
ISBN-13:9780397004102ISBN:0397004109
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Modern Literary Editions Publishing Company
Date Published: 1966
Description: Binding-Copy. 12mo. {002169} The Battle of the Little Bighorn by Mari Sandoz. Published by Modern Literary Editions Publishing Company in 1966. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK 12mo History {Book Condition} BINDING-COPY {Book Condition Details} Binding: slightly frayed ends, loose pages, Cover: rubbing, soiled, darkening, edge wear, detached front and rear, soiling, creasing on Spine, creasing, scuffing, End Papers: tanning on front paste down, Text: dark tanning, creasing, stains. {Curtis 502-01012 1.25} read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: NY: Modern Literary Editions, 1966 1st paperback printing
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. 1966 Curtis/Modern Lit. Editions pub. Paperback. Light wear. No prior owner marks. Light tanning. Ship same or next day. More Native American books in our store. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 9-1-78
ISBN-13:9780803291003ISBN:0803291000
Description: GOOD. Clean, unread paperback with light to moderate shelfwear/edgewear to the covers, may include curve/crease to book-Nice! ! 0.5 lbs. read more
Edition: 5th printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press; A Bison Book, Lincoln, NE
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780803291003ISBN:0803291000
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 191 pp., maps, biblio., index; 20 cm. Tight, clean copy, with tanned edges. "Mari Sandoz's account of the battle in which General George Armstrong Custer staked his life-and lost-reveals on every page the author's intimate knowledge of her subject. The character of the Sioux, the personality of Custer, the mixed emotions of Custer's men, the Plains landscape-all emerge with such clarity that the reader is transported in time to that spring of 1876, when the ... read more
Description: Used, Good. Jw411b PB Bison Book 1978. Used book stamp on foot. Cover corner curls/bump. Jw411b PB Bison Book 1978. Used book stamp on foot. Cover corner curls/bump. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska
Date Published: 1978
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 191 p. 12mo softcover Clean inside and out with surface rub to cover from shelving. No creases to cover or spine. A good sturdy copy. read more
"Custer was not suppose to engage the Sioux. He was suppose to scout them and find our where they were and report back to General Terry. He was told specifically not to start the battle without the rest of the army--that was still at least two days away. So why did he do it? His scouts told him that there were at least 20 to 25 thousand horses on the trail ahead of them. They told him (and supposedly he already knew) that all the Sioux nation (all seven branches) plus the northern Cheyenne were at their annual summer meeting. His scouts told him they saw the biggest indian camp that they had ever seen--at least 15000 men, women, and children--at least 5000 to 6000 of these were warriors. So why did Custer attack such an overwhelming force? Why did he split up his troops into three sections and send Reno into the enemy camp and then not give him support? The author answers all these questions with a strong statement--"because he thought by winning a battle he would, or could become president of the United States. " I believe her. Read the book and I think you will believe her conclusion too."
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