Custer's trials : a life on the frontier of a new America / T.J. Stiles.
A new biography of Gen. George Armstrong Custer that radically changes our view of the man and his turbulent times. Historian T. J. Stiles paints a portrait of Custer both deeply personal and sweeping in scope, proving how much of Custer's legacy has been ignored. He demolishes Custer's historical c...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 582 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Part one: Rise 1839-1865. The accused ; The observer ; The protégé ; The prodigy ; The women ; The general ; The hero ; The victor
- Part two: Fall 1865-1876. The executioner ; The politician ; The fallen ; The Indian killer ; The financier ; The writer ; The enemy ; The accuser.