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The memoirs of the most famous American cavalryman
Those who pursue fame are occasionally fated to acquire it for
reasons other than those of their ambitions. So it is with George
Armstrong Custer who is principally renowned for being swiftly
eradicated with most of his command on the final day of his career
in the 'last stand' on the Little Big Horn. That end has been made
the more ignominious since there is an abiding view that he was
responsible for it. There was, inevitably, much more to the man
than this and whilst his passions for fame, status and glory are
acknowledged, the fact remains that Custer was a dashing, brave,
dynamic officer whose deeds-particularly during the Civil War-had
raised him to high rank with meteoric speed. He was an exceptional
soldier and personality in a time and place where the unexceptional
was the norm. This book, Custer's own account of his Indian Wars
is, like any other memoir, not devoid of the bias, ego and hubris
of the author. Nevertheless, it is singular for there was only one
George Armstrong Custer and he has joined the legendary ranks of
the outstanding characters of the American West. This is a
fascinating insight into the mind and experiences of 'the man' and
is essential reading for every enthusiast of the history of the
period.
Title: Following the Guidon ... Illustrated. On George A. Custer
and the Washita campaign of 1868-69. With a portrait.]Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied
collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view
of the world. Topics include health, education, economics,
agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and
industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++
British Library Custer, Elizabeth Bacon; Custer, George A.; 1890.
xx. 341 p.; 8 . 10409.d.14.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Title: "Boots and Saddles"; or, Life in Dakota with General
Custer.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL
HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material
that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include
health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology,
culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and
social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Custer, Elizabeth
Bacon; Custer, George A.; 1885. 312 p.; 8 . 10409.b.43.
With A Graphic Account Of His Last Fight On The Little Big Horn As
Told By His Wily Foe Sitting Bull, Also Sketches And Anecdotes Of
The Most Renowned Guides, Scouts And Plainsmen Of The West.
The memoirs of the most famous American cavalryman
Those who pursue fame are occasionally fated to acquire it for
reasons other than those of their ambitions. So it is with George
Armstrong Custer who is principally renowned for being swiftly
eradicated with most of his command on the final day of his career
in the 'last stand' on the Little Big Horn. That end has been made
the more ignominious since there is an abiding view that he was
responsible for it. There was, inevitably, much more to the man
than this and whilst his passions for fame, status and glory are
acknowledged, the fact remains that Custer was a dashing, brave,
dynamic officer whose deeds-particularly during the Civil War-had
raised him to high rank with meteoric speed. He was an exceptional
soldier and personality in a time and place where the unexceptional
was the norm. This book, Custer's own account of his Indian Wars
is, like any other memoir, not devoid of the bias, ego and hubris
of the author. Nevertheless, it is singular for there was only one
George Armstrong Custer and he has joined the legendary ranks of
the outstanding characters of the American West. This is a
fascinating insight into the mind and experiences of 'the man' and
is essential reading for every enthusiast of the history of the
period.
With A Graphic Account Of His Last Fight On The Little Big Horn As
Told By His Wily Foe Sitting Bull, Also Sketches And Anecdotes Of
The Most Renowned Guides, Scouts And Plainsmen Of The West.
With A Graphic Account Of His Last Fight On The Little Big Horn As
Told By His Wily Foe Sitting Bull, Also Sketches And Anecdotes Of
The Most Renowned Guides, Scouts And Plainsmen Of The West.
With A Graphic Account Of His Last Fight On The Little Big Horn As
Told By His Wily Foe Sitting Bull, Also Sketches And Anecdotes Of
The Most Renowned Guides, Scouts And Plainsmen Of The West.
In 1874, just two years before General George A. Custer's death at
Little Big Horn, a collection of his magazine articles was
published as "My Life on the Plains." Custer, General in the U.S.
Army's Seventh Cavalry, wrote personal accounts of his encounters
with Native Americans during the western Indian warfare of
1867-1869. The collection was a document of its time and an
important primary source for anyone interested in U.S. military
affairs and U.S./Native American relations. Custer's references to
Indians as "bloodthirsty savages" were tempered by his empathetic
understanding of their reason for fighting: "If I were an Indian, I
often think I would greatly prefer to cast my lot among those of my
people who adhered to the free open plains, rather than submit to
the confined limits of a reservation "
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This is the personal narrative of the most famous cavalry leader
America ever produced.
Custer's solid claim to military fame rests upon his
achievements in the Civil War, yet paradoxically he is chiefly
remembered by reason of his death in the Battle of Little Big Horn
in June 1876-- "Custer's Last Stand".
Much controversy still rages over Custer's career and character.
Custer was an exceedingly complex man who, in life, won devoted
friends and admirers as well as outspokenly bitter enemies.
This book, representing the major part of Custer's life, was
first published some two years before the General's Death. It is a
vivid picture of the American West, the rigors of life for the
settlers, and the horrors of indian warfare.
Custer, in this intensely personal account, made a major
contribution to american history.
When General Custer led his troops to annihilation in the Battle
of the Little Big Horn in 1876, he was possibly the most notorious
Indian fighter the army had known. In his own time, he achieved
much of his fame as a daring soldier from his own published
accounts of his adventures. Indeed, in "My Life on the Plains,"
originally published serially in The Galaxy magazine starting in
May, 1872, Custer displays the flamboyance and glamour generally
attributed to him by others.
Covering the years 1867-69, the period of most extensive
military activity against the Plains Indians, Custer's book tells
of the newly reorganized Seventh Cavalry's operations on the
frontier. In the telling, it aroused fresh controversy over the
Battle of the Washita during the Winter Campaign of 1868. In fact,
Custer so vigorously denounced the "humanitarians" espousing the
"Indian peace policy" that one of those named by him - General W.
B. Hazen - defended his reputation in a pamphlet issued in 1874.
Hazen's rebuttal, entitled "Corrections of Life on the Plains," is
appended to this volume.
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