A terrible glory : Custer and the Little Bighorn : the last great battle of the American West /
In June of 1876, on a desolate hill above a winding river called "the Little Bighorn," George Armstrong Custer and all 210 men under his command were annihilated by almost 2,000 Sioux and Cheyenne. The news caused a public uproar, and those in positions of power promptly began to point fin...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown and Co.,
2008
New York : 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue: a good day to die
- The divine injunction
- "The boy general of the golden lock"
- Patriots
- Outside the states
- Belknap's Anaconda
- "Submitt to Uncl Sam or kill the 7 hors"
- "The hide and seek for Sitting Bull"
- The fruits of insubordination
- The Seventh rides out
- The trail to the greasy grass
- On the jump
- The charge
- "The savior of the Seventh"
- Soldiers falling
- The hill
- "Death was all around us"
- The rescue
- "All the world has gone"
- The lost captain
- For the honor of the regiment
- Ghosts dancing
- Prologue: A Good Day to Die
- Pt. I Approach
- Ch. 1. The Divine Injunction
- Ch. 2. "The Boy General of the Golden Lock"
- Ch. 3. Patriots
- Ch. 4. Outside the States
- Ch. 5. Belknap's Anaconda
- Ch. 6. "Submitt to Uncl Sam or Kill the 7 Hors"
- Pt. II. Advance
- Ch. 7. "The Hide and Seek for Sitting Bull"
- Ch. 8. The Fruits of Insubordination
- Ch. 9. The Seventh Rides Out
- Ch. 10. The Trail to the Greasy Grass
- Ch. 11. On the Jump
- Pt. III. Attack
- Ch. 12. The Charge
- Ch. 13. "The Savior of the Seventh"
- Ch. 14. Soldiers Falling
- Ch. 15. The Hill
- Ch. 16. "Death Was All Around Us"
- Ch. 17. The Rescue
- Pt. IV. Aftermath
- Ch. 18. "All the World Has Gone"
- Ch. 19. The Lost Captain
- Ch. 20. For the Honor of the Regiment
- Ch. 21. Ghosts Dancing.