| Custer and the Great Controversy: The Origin and Development of a Legend Contributor(s): Utley, Robert M. (Author), Dippie, Brian W. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0803295618 ISBN-13: 9780803295612 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1998 Annotation: Custer and the Great Controversy was the first book to focus on the origins of what has come to be called the Custer myth. The Battle of the Little Bighorn has always been wrapped in mystery and controversy because none of Custer's men survived to tell what happened, because press accounts circulated much misinformation and editors politicized the event, because popular writers repeated the errors of journalists, because a court of inquiry resulted in bitter debate, and because Indian testimony was hard to gauge. This book, originally published in 1962, helps the reader understand the sources of the confusion and controversy surrounding the Custer fight and the beginning of the legend. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.82 |
| LCCN: 97048398 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.66" W x 8.02" (0.43 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Montana - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Custer and the Great Controversy was the first book to focus on the origins of what has come to be called the Custer myth. The Battle of the Little Bighorn has always been wrapped in mystery and controversy because none of Custer's men survived to tell what happened, because press accounts circulated much misinformation and editors politicized the event, because popular writers repeated the errors of journalists, because a court of inquiry issued in bitter debate, and because Indian testimony was hard to gauge. This book, originally published in 1962, helps the reader understand the sources of the confusion and controversy surrounding the Custer fight and the beginning of the legend. Custer and the Great Controversy was Robert M. Utley's debut, coming after six years of service as a ranger-historian at the Little Bighorn National Monument. His distinguished career as a historian has produced many books, including Frontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 1848-1865 and Frontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian, 1866-1891, both available as Bison Books. Brian W. Dippie is a professor of history at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, and the author of Custer's Last Stand: The Anatomy of an American Myth, also available in a Bison Books edition. |