| Indian Views of the Custer Fight: A Source Book Contributor(s): Hardorff, Richard G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806136901 ISBN-13: 9780806136905 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: On June 25, 1876, in the valley of the Little Bighorn, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and 262 soldiers of the Seventh Cavalry met defeat and death at the hands of an overwhelming force of Lakota and Cheyenne Indians. In this valuable source book, Richard G. Hardorff presents thirty-five interviews and statements from Indians who were eyewitnesses to the battle. Here is the story of the battle as told from the vantage point of Lakota and Cheyennes, from the time at which the soldiers were first detected on their march toward the Indian settlement, to the bitter end, as the Indians packed up and moved their camps. Extracted from letters, newspaper articles, army reports, and manuscripts, these rare firsthand accounts--from such key participants as Crazy Horse, Crow King, Two Moons, and Turning Hawk--offer new perspectives on the 1876 events. Hardorff supplements the accounts with explanatory notes, background information about the combatants, and eight maps illustrating the positions of the fighters during the battle. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - History | Military - United States - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 978.602 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.1" W x 9.48" (0.74 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Montana - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A much-neglected source of first-hand views on the Battle of the Little Bighorn is presented in this third and final volume of Indian testimony collected by award-winning author Richard G. Hardorff. Like its companion volumes, Lakota Recollections and Cheyenne Memories, Indian Views offers thirty-five interviews and statements from Indians who were eyewitnesses to the battle. Here is the story of the battle as told through the observations of twenty-nine Sioux and nine Cheyennes, from the point at which the soldiers were first detected on their march toward the Indian settlement, to the bitter end, as the Indians packed up and moved their camps. Interviews, narratives, and statements by Crazy Horse, Crow King, Two Moons, and Turning Hawk are only a few of the accounts given, extracted from letters, newspaper stories, Army reports, and manuscripts. The prologue and epilogue contain the impressions of three Seventh Cavalry soldiers, while the appendix presents Walter M. Camp's analytical conclusions of General Terry's order to Custer. Their combined efforts resulted in a valuable contribution to the historiography of one of the most dramatic and controversial episodes in our military history. Extensive notes provide in-depth analysis of sometimes conflicting statements regarding soldiers' identities, based on their clothing, positioning, and Indian accounts. Detailed background on the combatants is given as well as commentary on the number of Indian casualties in the fight. The eight maps which accompany these accounts illustrate the positions of fighters throughout the battle. This collection of primary source material, originally obtained by Army personnel, newspaper correspondents, anthropologists, and historians, is a must for any scholar of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and an important addition to the literature leading to a better perspective of the events of the summer of 1876. Richard G. Hardorff is the author of numerous works on the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer, and the Plains Indians, including Lakota Recollections of the Custer Fight and Custer and the Little Bighorn. He resides in Genoa, Illinois. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hardorff, Richard G.: - Richard G. Hardorff is the author of numerous works on the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer, and the Plains Indians, including Lakota Recollections of the Custer Fight and Custer and the Little Bighorn. He resides in Genoa, Illinois. |
