Larry McMurtry
3) Custer
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
178 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm.
Description
In this lavishly illustrated volume, Larry McMurtry, the greatest chronicler of the American West, tackles for the first time one of the paramount figures of Western and American history--George Armstrong Custer. McMurtry also argues that Custer's last stand at the Little Bighorn should be seen as a monumental event in our nation's history. Like all great battles, its true meaning can be found in its impact on our politics and policy, and the epic...