| The Custer Reader Contributor(s): Hutton, Paul Andrew (Editor), Utley, Robert M. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0806134658 ISBN-13: 9780806134659 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $26.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2016 Annotation: Custer as seen by himself, his contemporaries, and leading scholars. 6 x 9, 61 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - History | United States - 19th Century - Biography & Autobiography | Military |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004053561 |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 6.08" W x 9.12" (1.81 lbs) 608 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: George Armstrong Custer, America's most famously unfortunate soldier, has been the subject of scores of books, but The Custer Reader is unique as a substantial source of classic writings about and by him. Here is Custer as seen by himself, his contemporaries, and leading scholars. Even those steeped in Custeriana will discover new insights in these pieces. Combining first-person narratives, essays, and photographs, this book provides a complete introduction to Custer's controversial personality and career and the evolution of the Custer myth. |
Contributor Bio(s): Utley, Robert M.: - Robert M. Utley served in the National Park Service for 25 years in various capacities, including Chief Historian from 1964 to 1972. Since his retirement from the federal government in 1980, he has devoted himself full-time to historical research and writing with a specialty in the American West. He is author, among many articles and books he has published, of Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier, Revised Edition; Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life; Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers; and The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West. A founder of the Western History Association, Utley has served on its governing council and as its president. Hutton, Paul Andrew: - Paul Andrew Hutton is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of New Mexico and author of Soldiers West: Biographies from the Military Frontier and numerous other books and articles. |