My Life on the Plains

Name: My Life on the Plains
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ISBN: 9781429021043

ISBN-10: 1429021047

ISBN-13: 9781429021043

Edition: N/A

Authors: George Custer

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In 1874, just two years before General Geroge A. Custer's death at Little Big Horn, a collection of his magazine articles were published as "My Life on the Plains." Custer, General in the U.S. Army's Seventh Cavalry, wrote personal accounts of his encounters with Native Americans during the western Indian warfare of 1867-1869. The collection was a document of its time and an important primary source for anyone interested in U.S. military affairs and U.S./Native American relations. Custer's references to Indians as "bloodthirsty savages" were tempered by his empathetic understanding of their reason for fighting: "If I were an Indian, I often think I would greatly prefer to cast my lot among…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Publisher: Applewood Books
Publication date: 9/22/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 270
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.61" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English