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Title: Archaeology, History, and Custer's Last Battle: The Little Big Horn Reexamined by Richard Allan, Jr Fox, W. Raymond Wood ISBN: 0-8061-2998-0 Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.16 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The most exhaustive, complete and accurate work yet.
Comment: As a cultural anthropologist with emphasis on plains indian tribes and history and a frequent visitor to the Little Big Horn Battlefield Monument, I have read Mr. Fox's book a number of times and have gone over the ground with it in hand. I have also read many of the other accounts, both contemporary and historical to attempt an understanding of what occurred at the Little Big Horn. Fox's precise, analytical and well-reasoned account, taking into consideration the physical evidence at the site, seems irrefutable. Contrary to one reviewer, I found no evidence of "rambling" at all, but a thorough analysis of all aspects of the battle from archeological evidence, oral and written histories to US Army Calvary tacitcs in use at the time, that support Fox's thesis, which is different and original from all that have preceeded it. Congratulations to Mr. Fox for a model of historical, archeological and anthropological research. I believe he has indeed broken new ground in the field. If you have any interest at all in the plains tribes, Custer or western history you owe it to yourself to read this fine book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Archaelogical Findings & Literary Research Are Fascinating
Comment: After reading this book I only wish that I had read it before I visited the LBH this past September. Dr. Fox provides great detail to properly explain how the excavations and laboratory findings were done and in explaining what they mean. This detail is neccessary to understand Dr. Fox's explanation of what he thinks ocurred at Custer's battleridge. After reading the evidence first, then his well researched literary quotes, his conclusions on the Custer portion of the battle are very believable and fit well with the Indian oral histories. I found it very revealing and immensely stimulating. The early chapters may seem slow to someone who does not appreciate archaelogy but it picks up speed as Fox moves to his conclusion which is virtually a climax of the battle. I have reread several sections and it's a mainstay in my Custer library.
Rating: 3
Summary: How many shells are left at Gettysburg?
Comment: Fox gives a compelling argument which takes some of the indisputable facts into account--bullets, bones, and other artifacts in the ground. Unfortunately, he attempts to posit a theory of battle movement and troop reactions based on these artifacts and the Sioux (et al) accounts (which are also difficult to reconcile). While I do not give the book just a single star such as our trial lawyer's review, I must echo his sentiments on the evidence being literally out of date! Fox discards any possibility that Native Americans picked up spent shells (which were easily reloaded), and ignores the fact that there were almost no complete cartridges recovered by his metal detection sweep. Practically, you could say the surviving combatants could more easily use complete cartridges than empty (reloadable) ones, but the possibility remains that both combatants and "tourists" of all time periods probably picked up empty shells for various reasons. I repeat my rhetorical question: How many shells are left on the ground at Gettysburg? There are also stories that .45-70 shells were also added to the Little Bighorn battlefield from re-enactments and historians bent on allowing visitors to find a "real" relic. In the long run, I disagree with Fox's overall flow of the battle, and prefer the more recent version by Skelnar. Still good reading and a worthwhile addition to the examination of the battlefield.
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Title: Archaeological Perspectives on the Battle of Little Bighorn by Douglas D. Scott, Richard A., Jr. Fox, Melissa A. Connor, Dick Harmon ISBN: 0806132922 Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Lakota Noon: The Indian Narrative of Custer's Defeat by Gregory F. Michno ISBN: 0878423494 Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Mystery of E Troop: Custer's Gray Horse Company at the Little Bighorn by Gregory Michno ISBN: 0878423044 Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company Pub. Date: June, 1994 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Custer's Last Campaign: Mitch Boyer and the Little Bighorn Reconstructed by John Shapley Gray, Robert M. Utley ISBN: 0803270402 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: August, 1993 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Archaeological Insights into the Custer Battle: An Assessment of the 1984 Field Season/With Map by Douglas D. Scott, Richard A. Fox, Dick Harmon ISBN: 0806120657 Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: June, 1987 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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