A Companion to Custer and the Little Bighorn Campaign ( Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History )

Publication series ：Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History

Author： Brad D. Lookingbill  

Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year： 2015

E-ISBN: 9781119071877

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781119129738

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781444351095

Subject： K712.44 向帝国主义过渡的时期（1865~1898年）

Keyword： Lakota, Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Native American history, Indian wars, Custer&rsquos last stand, American history, George Armstrong Custer, General Custer, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Frederick Benteen, Marcus Reno, sociology, archaeology, anthropology, history, 1876, military history, American military history, President Grant, Centennial Campaign, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Seventh Cavalry, Battle of Wounded Knee

Language： ENG

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  • 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
  • Combines contributions from an array of respected scholars, historians, and battlefield scientists
  • Outlines the political and cultural conditions that laid the foundation for the Centennial Campaign and examines how George Armstrong Custer became its figurehead
  • Provides a detailed analysis of the battle maneuverings at Little Bighorn, paying special attention to Indian testimony from the battlefield
  • Concludes with a section examining how the Battle of Little Bighorn has been mythologized and its pervading influence on American culture

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