| Lakota Recollections of the Custer Fight: New Sources of Indian-Military History Contributor(s): Hardorff, Richard G. (Editor), Greene, Jerome a. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0803272936 ISBN-13: 9780803272934 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1997 Annotation: The fifteen Sioux (and one Cheyenne) who speak in "Lakota Recollections of the Custer Fight" witnessed Custer's Last Stand. Their testimony sheds light on what happened at the Little Bighorn on the bloodiest of Sundays, June 25, 1876. Flying Hawk, Standing Bear, He Dog, Red Feather, Moving Robe Woman, Eagle Elk, White Bull, Hollow Horn Bear, and other Indian survivors of the Custer fight were interviewed during the early decades of the twentieth century by men genuinely interested in the historical truth, including Judge Eli S. Ricker, General Hugh L. Scott, John G. Neihardt, and Walter S. Campbell. The interviews are collected here with introductions and notes by the editor. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) |
| Dewey: 973.82 |
| LCCN: 96046297 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.28" W x 7.96" (0.52 lbs) 214 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Plains - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fifteen Sioux (and one Cheyenne) who speak in Lakota Recollections of the Custer Fight witnessed Custer's Last Stand. Their testimony sheds light on what happened at the Little Bighorn on the bloodiest of Sundays, June 25, 1876. Flying Hawk, Standing Bear, He Dog, Red Feather, Moving Robe Woman, Eagle Elk, White Bull, Hollow Horn Bear, and other Indian survivors of the Custer fight were interviewed during the early decades of the twentieth century by men genuinely interested in the historical truth, including Judge Eli S. Ricker, General Hugh L. Scott, John G. Neihardt, and Walter S. Campbell. The interviews are collected here with introductions and notes by the editor. |