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Author
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
"An engrossing and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history." —Los Angeles Times
Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricane's Eye, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mayflower, and Valiant Ambition, is a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life. The Last Stand is Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to...
Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricane's Eye, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mayflower, and Valiant Ambition, is a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life. The Last Stand is Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to...
12) Custer
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Pulitzer Prize winner Larry McMurtry crafts works synonymous with the grandeur and beauty of the American West. Here McMurtry turns his attention to George A. Custer, a complex man who has captivated historians for over a century. From graduating last in his class at West Point to leading the ill-fated 7th Cavalry in the attack at Little Bighorn, Custer forged a legacy- still very much alive today- as one of the West's most enduring historical figures....
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
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 fingers in order to avoid responsibility. Custer, who was conveniently dead, took the brunt of the blame. The truth, however, was far more complex. This is the first...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grandview Pub. Co
Pub. Date
�2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Takini is a special boy, adopted by Chief Sitting Bull, and gifted with special powers. He discovers a plan for the 'bluecoats'- United States Government soldiers - to attack Indian villages. Will he live to warn his tribe?
Author
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Bison Books ed. /
Language
English
Description
Northern Cheyenne warrior, Wooden Leg, shares about growing up on the Great Plains and describes Cheyenne life and culture, hunting and skirmishes with other tribes, resistance against the U.S. Army, and how he and his people united with the Lakota Sioux against General George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
20) Little Bighorn
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
Description
Colonel George Armstrong Custer hires eighteen-year-old Allen Winslow as an aide for his 1876 campaign against the Sioux and Cheyenne. Traveling west, Allen finds himself in the company of Addie Grace Lord, sixteen, whose brother is a regimental surgeon. They fall in love, and it is with foreboding that Addie Grace watches Allen and her brother ride out with the Seventh Cavalry. Weeks later in Montana, the Seventh brings its quarry to bay beside the...
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