Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer was widely known as a Civil War
figure, author, and successful cavalry leader before his
spectacular defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 by
Lakota and Northern Cheyenne Indians. His actions--and those of his
troops--would have been of public interest even without their
final, bloody outcome. A ready audience of readers was hungry for
information about the engagement and about their fallen hero when
Frances Fuller Victor's book appeared in spring 1877.
Published even before the Great Sioux War had ended, "Our
Centennial Indian War and the Life of General Custer "was the first
contemporary and comprehensive account of the successive army
operations in 1876 and early 1877. It was a major accomplishment.
Victor drew information from a wide range of sources--including
personal letters, war correspondents' dispatches, and government
documents--to explain the lengthy, disjointed struggle between the
army and the Lakota-Cheyenne coalition. She also offered one of the
earliest biographical assessments of Custer, its most noted
military participant.
Compared to other period writings, Victor's narrative is smooth
and dispassionate, devoid of conjecture and judgment. In addition,
her account contains rare Indian perspectives on the Little Bighorn
battle, including Lakota testimony that has not previously appeared
elsewhere. Featuring an introduction by historian Jerome A. Greene,
this edition of" Our Centennial Indian War" provides a remarkable
window into contemporary thinking about an iconic event
General
Imprint: |
University of Oklahoma Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Western Frontier Library Series |
Release date: |
March 2011 |
First published: |
March 2011 |
Authors: |
Frances Fuller Victor
|
Introduction by: |
Jerome A. Greene
|
Dimensions: |
190 x 127 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards / With dust jacket
|
Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8061-4173-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8061-4173-5 |
Barcode: |
9780806141732 |
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