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Series
Smoke Signal volume no. 15
Publisher
The Tucson Corral, The Westerners
Pub. Date
1967.
Language
English
24) Custer abandoned
Author
Publisher
Pioneer Printing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Custer Abandoned is not another study about the Little Big Horn Battle and Custer's highly criticized strategy and defeat ... For the first time, a book has been written and devoted to make an indisputable case that Custer should not be blamed for the destruction of himself and part of his regiment--that blame rests upon the shoulders of an American brigadier general ... George Crook"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"After serving over fifteen years with General George Crook, John Gregory Bourke, his right-hand man, sat down to write of his time with the legendary US Army officer in the post-Civil War West. On the Border with Crook is a firsthand account of Crook's campaigns during the American Indian Wars. Observant and inquisitive, Bourke brings to life the entire American frontier. In sharp descriptions and detailed anecdotes, he sketched vivid pictures not...