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The Custer Myth: A Source Book of Custeriana (The Custer Library)

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The Custer Myth: A Source Book of Custeriana (The Custer Library)
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â€œI have collected here, and offer in this volume, a great many bits of now scarce source material, from which you, the reader, may construct a mosaic of your own, appraising the value and proper placement of each item, should you wish to write a story of Custerâ€™s Last Fight. It will probably be a better one than many heretofore written.â€ From the Custer Myth
Firsthand sources in The Custer Myth include:
- Narratives of the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arikara, and Crow
- Philo Clarkâ€™s 1877 battlefield survey
- Statements and letters by scouts and other nonmilitary participants
- The Benteen-Goldin letters
- â€œCusterâ€™sâ€™ Last Battle,â€ the 1892 Century Magazine article by General Edward S. Godfrey
- General Winfield Scott Edgerlyâ€™s 1881 statement about the battle
- Military and literary records of Theodore W. Goldin
Country USA
Brand Stackpole Books
Manufacturer Stackpole Books
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811703475
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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