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A Companion to Custer and the Little Bighorn Campaign
Brad. D Lookingbill
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Description for A Companion to Custer and the Little Bighorn Campaign
Hardback. Editor(s): Lookingbill, Brad D. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 536 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- An accessible and authoritative overview of the scholarship that has shaped our understanding of one of the most iconic battles in the history of the American West
- Combines contributions from an array of respected scholars, historians, and battlefield scientists
- Outlines the political and cultural conditions that laid the foundation for the Centennial Campaign and examines how George Armstrong Custer became its figurehead
- Provides a detailed analysis of the battle maneuverings at Little Bighorn, paying special attention to Indian testimony from the battlefield
- Concludes with a section examining how the Battle of Little Bighorn has been mythologized and its pervading influence on American culture
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444351095
SKU
V9781444351095
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99-15
About Brad. D Lookingbill
Brad D. Lookingbill is Professor of History at Columbia College of Missouri. He is the author of The American Military: A Narrative History (Wiley, 2014) and War Dance at Fort Marion: Plains Indian War Prisoners (2014), and is the editor of American Military History: A Documentary Reader (Wiley, 2010). Lookingbill has received several teaching awards, most recently the Eugene Asher ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to Custer and the Little Bighorn Campaign
"Each of the twenty-five authors that contributed to this volume brings solid credentials to the discussion. The fact that twenty-five authors and twenty-five different topics were required to provide a comprehensive overview of the battle adds additional strength to the Companion. It serves to emphasize how incredibly complex the 1876 campaign really was." (The Denver Westerners Roundup, May - June ... Read more