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Book SynopsisThis may not be the last book you read on Little Bighorn, but it should be the first.
Trade ReviewFor interested but uninitiated readers who wish to learn about the topic, this fast moving and well-written survey will be ideal Booklist 2010 Written in a flowing narrative, Lehman's book makes for fascinating, if somber, reading. -- Mary Pickett Billings Gazette 2010 Even if you've sworn off Custer books, give this one a try. It's a quick and entertaining read, yet satisfyingly thorough. -- Jim Larson Billings Outpost 2010 Accessible to lay readers and historians alike, with a far-reaching eye to the conflict's legacy... Highly recommended. Midwest Book Review This beautifully written monograph offers new perspectives on the various causes, consequences, and legacies of the battle... Lehman reminds readers that the stories told about the bloodshed at the Little Bighorn in June 1876 reveal a good deal about who Americans were and what they might become. Choice 2010
Table of ContentsPrologue
Chapter 1. The Pen, the Pipe, and the Gun
Chapter 2. War and Peace...and War
Chapter 3. Custer's Luck and Sitting Bull's Medicine
Chapter 4. Surrounded
Chapter 5. Still Standing
What Have We Learned?
Acknowledgements
Notes
Suggested Further Reading
Index
