Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and The Western Military Frontier
by Robert M. Utley
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George Armstrong Custer. The name evokes instant recognition in almost every American and in people around the world. No figure in the history of the American West has more powerfully moved the human imagination. When originally published in 1988, Cavalier in Buckskin met with critical acclaim. Now Robert M. Utley has revised his best-selling biography of General George Armstrong Custer. In his preface to the revised edition, Utley writes about his summers (1947-1952) spent as a historical show more aide at the Custer Battlefield-as it was then known-and credits the work of several authors whose recent scholarship has illuminated our understanding of the events of Little Bighorn. He has revised or expanded chapters, added new information on sources, and revised the map of the battlefield. show lessTags
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Robert M. Utley, former chief historian of the National Park Service, is a founding member and former president of the Western History Association.
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- Canonical title
- Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and The Western Military Frontier
- Original publication date
- 1988
- People/Characters
- George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876)
- Important places
- American West
- Dedication
- For John Alexander Carroll
- First words
- Do we really need another biography of George Armstrong Custer? (Preface)
The Tribune Extra hit the dusty streets of Bismarck, Dakota Territory, on the morning of July 6, 1876, on the morning of July 6, 1876, its strident headlines fixing the tone for newspapers all over the United States. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)George Armstrong Custer's restless spirit may well rest in contentment above the Hudson, for in death he achieved his life's ambition.
- Original language
- English
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- History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 973.8 — History & geography History of North America United States The Gilded Age, Reconstruction, Spanish American War (1865-1901)
- LCC
- E467.1 .C99 .U85 — History of the United States United States Civil War period, 1861-1865 The Civil War, 1861-1865
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