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Title: Custer's Luck by Edgar I. Stewart ISBN: 0-8061-1632-3 Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: May, 1980 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: Despite the passage of time, still a classic!
Comment: It is difficult to believe that I am the first person reviewing this classic book on the Custer battle. I have always felt a strong affinity for this book since it was born the same year (1955) that I was. Some years back, when I was first consumed by an overwhelming interest in the Custer mystery (a passion that continues till this day), it was, fortuantely, one of the first books I turned to.
Yes, numerous books and sources have come along since then and it can not incorporate the recent archaeological findings but it still gives the reader a good basic framework for studying the battle. Stewart is a judicious historian, using footnotes to bring out areas where sources conflict. His critique of Custer is, for the most part, balanced. Most importantly, Stewart's writing style is uncommonly smooth and pleasing. Just pick up a copy of this book and plunge in anywhere and you will readily discover what I mean. It is very accessible.
Stewart makes one very important point in analyzing the Little Big Horn, a point that has stood and will continue to stand the test of time. He states that, more than any factor, the terrain played a decisive part in the outcome of the battle, as it hindered the 7th Cavalry batallions from readily knowing what was happening elsewhere on the field of conflict. Keep this basic observation in mind when visiting the battlefield and viewing the bluffs along the river.
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Title: The Custer Myth by W. A. Graham ISBN: 0811727262 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Custer and the Great Controversy: The Origin and Development of a Legend by Robert M. Utley, Brian W. Dippie ISBN: 0803295618 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: A Short History of Nearly Everything by BILL BRYSON ISBN: 0767908171 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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