The Battle of the Little Bighorn by Mari Sandoz

The Battle of the Little Bighorn by Mari Sandoz

An account of the battle in which General George Armstrong Custer staked his life - and lost - that reveals on every page the author's intimate knowledge of her subject.

"Miss Sandoz has taken the theme of Custer’s last stand and given it new dimension and understanding through knowledge gained in a lifetime of research. . . The writing is gritty and unsparing in detailing hardship and heartbreak. In this, her last book, she has written a heroic saga worthy of a place alongside Old Jules and Crazy Horse."—Library Journal

"The book is a perfect mating of subject and author. . .and is probably the best account of the battle ever written. . . . Although it is written more from the white man's point of view than was the case in Crazy Horse, there is enough knowledgeable interpretation of the Indian outlook to give proper understanding to all that was transpiring. Buffs may disagree with some of Miss Sandoz's interpretations and conclusions, but to white man that is the basis of the continuing lure of the battle."—New York Times Book Review

Mari Sandoz (1896-1966) is the noted author of Cheyenne Autumn, Old Jules, and The Battle of the Little Bighorn, all available in Bison Books editions. Michael Punke is the author of several books, including Last Stand: George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West and Fire and Brimstone: The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917.

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ISBN 13	9780803291003
ISBN 10	0803291000
Title	The Battle of the Little Bighorn
Author	Mari Sandoz
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Nebraska Press
Year published	1978-09-01
Number of pages	191
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.