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Custer

By Larry McMurtry

Book information

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Year
2012
ISBN
9781451626209, 1451626207
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
92 MB (96546177 bytes)
Pages
178, 1 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 29
Time added
2013-01-24 20:00:00

Description

In this lavishly illustrated volume, Larry McMurtry, the greatest chronicler of the American West, tackles for the first time one of the paramount figures of Western and American history--George Armstrong Custer. McMurtry also argues that Custer's last stand at the Little Bighorn should be seen as a monumental event in our nation's history. Like all great battles, its true meaning can be found in its impact on our politics and policy, and the epic defeat clearly signaled the end of the Indian Wars--and brought to a close the great narrative of western expansion. & nbsp;Read more...

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