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The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Big Horn
Nathaniel Philbrick
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Description for The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Big Horn
Paperback. Tells the story of the American West. Whether it is cast as a tale of unmatched bravery in the face of impossible odds or of insane arrogance receiving its rightful comeuppance, this title continues to captivate the imagination. It reconstructs the build-up to the Battle of the Little Big Horn through to the final eruption of violence. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 412.
This is the archetypal story of the American West. Whether it is cast as a tale of unmatched bravery in the face of impossible odds or of insane arrogance receiving its rightful comeuppance, Custer's Last Stand continues to captivate the imagination.
Nathaniel Philbrick brilliantly reconstructs the build-up to the Battle of the Little Big Horn through to the final eruption of violence. Two legendary figures dominate the events: George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull. Those involved are brought vividly to life, as well as the history, geography and haunting beauty of the Great Plains.
This book provides a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099521242
SKU
V9780099521242
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99-4
About Nathaniel Philbrick
Nathaniel Philbrick is an historian and broadcaster whose books include In the Heart of the Sea, which was a Sunday Times bestseller and won America's National Book Award (and is director Ron Howard's major new film), Sea of Glory (winner of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize), Mayflower, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the Sunday Times bestselling ... Read more
Reviews for The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Big Horn
A mesmerising portrait of two extraordinary individuals and a thrilling blow-by-blow account of a landmark battle, it is a terrific achievement
Dominic Sandbrook
The Sunday Times
Philbrick recounts this story with the clarity, colour and pace of a first-rate movie, and Jeffrey Ward's superb maps make the twists and turns easy to follow. Custer's Last Stand was ... Read more
Dominic Sandbrook
The Sunday Times
Philbrick recounts this story with the clarity, colour and pace of a first-rate movie, and Jeffrey Ward's superb maps make the twists and turns easy to follow. Custer's Last Stand was ... Read more