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For More Than A Century, Americans Have Been Captivated By The Legend Of General George Armstrong Custer. But The Various Truths Of Custer's Life And Last Stand Prove Elusive. Why Are We So Taken With The Myth And The So-called Mystery Behind The Man? In A Field Teeming With Highly Partisan And Wildly Speculative Treatments Of Custer, Louise Barnett Enters With A Volume Widely Acclaimed By Both Military And Cultural Historians As The Most Balanced Account Of His Life And Legend. Custer's Life Spans Two Great Eras Of American History, And Barnett's Commanding Work Pushes Beyond The Existing Literature To A Comprehensive View Of This Controversial Figure. Book Jacket.--book Jacket. Louise Barnett ; With A New Preface By The Author. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [496]-523) And Index.

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Author

Louise K Barnett

Publisher

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780803262669

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.74 / 5 (28 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14