Commonly kwn as Custer's Last Stand, the Battle of Little Bighorn may be the best recognized violent conflict between the indigeus peoples of North America and the government of the United States. Incorporating the voices of Native Americans, soldiers, scouts, and women, Tim Lehman's concise, compelling narrative will forever change the way we think about this familiar event in American history.On June 25, 1876, General George Armstrong Custer led the United States Army's Seventh Cavalry in an attack on a massive encampment of Sioux and Cheyenne Indians on the bank of the Little Bighorn River. What was supposed to be a large-scale military operation to force U.S. sovereignty over the tribes instead turned into a quick, brutal rout of the attackers when Custer's troops fell upon the Indians ahead of the main infantry force. By the end of the fight, the Sioux and Cheyenne had killed Custer and 210 of his men. The victory fueled hopes of freedom and encouraged further resistance among the Native Americans. For the U.S. military, the lost battle prompted a series of vicious retaliatory strikes that ultimately forced the Sioux and Cheyenne into submission and the long nightmare of reservation life.This briskly paced, vivid account puts the battle's details and characters into a rich historical context. Grounded in the most recent research, attentive to Native American perspectives, and featuring a colorful cast of characters, Bloodshed at Little Bighorn elucidates the key lessons of the conflict and draws out the less visible ones. This may t be the last book you read on Little Bighorn, but it should be the first.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801895014
ISBN-13
9780801895012
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96885370
Product Key Features
Author
Tim Lehman
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Regional History
Dimensions
Weight
318g
Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Md
Spine
14mm
Series Title
Witness to History
Content Note
2 Line Drawings, Black and White; 5 Halftones, Black and White
Author Biography
Tim Lehman is a professor of history at Rocky Mountain College and the author of Public Values, Private Lands: Federal Farmland Protection Policy, 1933-1985.