Crazy Horse and Custer - The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors - The Full Story of What Led Each Man to That Fateful Day at The Little Bighorn
Ambrose, Stephen E.; Dewey, Kenneth Francis - Illustraations
Language: English
Published by New American Library - A Meridian Book, New York, 1986
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527 Pages Indexed. The first Meridian Printing was released March 1986. 16 Pages of Photos. A used book . No marks. Interior text pages are bright, tight, and white. The full story of what led Crazy Horse and Custer to that fateful day at the Little Bighorn, from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 U.S. Army soldiers rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Armstrong Custer of the Seventh Cavalry. Both were men of aggression and supreme courage. Both had become leaders in their societies at very early ages; both had been stripped of power, and in disgrace had worked to earn back the respect of their people. And to both of them, the unspoiled grandeur of the Great Plains of North America was an irresistible challenge. Their parallel lives would pave the way, in a manner unknown to either, for an inevitable clash between two nations fighting for possession of the open prairie. …
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- Title
- Crazy Horse and Custer - The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors - The Full Story of What Led Each Man to That Fateful Day at The Little Bighorn
- Author
- Ambrose, Stephen E.; Dewey, Kenneth Francis - Illustraations
- Publisher
- New American Library - A Meridian Book, New York
- Publication year
- 1986
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0452009340
- ISBN 13
- 9780452009349
- Illustrator
- Vitous, Walter T. - Maps
- Edition
- Ninth Printing
- Dimensions
- 5 1/2" x 8"
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" An epic and accurate retelling of one of our country's most tragic periods." --"Baltimore Sun"
"Movingly told and well written . . . a finecontribution, one that will be read with pleasure andadmiration by general reader, student and scholaralike. Ambrose has breathed new life into thefamiliar facts."--LibraryJournal
"An epic and accurate retellingof one of our country's most tragicperiods."--Baltimore Sun"
"Movingly told and well written . . . a fine contribution, one that will be read with pleasure and admiration by general reader, student and scholar alike. Ambrose has breathed new life into the familiar facts."--Library Journal "An epic and accurate retelling of one of our country's most tragic periods."--Baltimore Sun
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