Bibliograph

The last stand, Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Nathaniel Philbrick

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The last stand, Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Nathaniel Philbrick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-446) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The last stand

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

456171728

Responsibility statement

Nathaniel Philbrick

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, Grades 9-12, 8.9, 23, SD, Quiz 138175, English non-fiction.

Sub title

Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Summary

The bestselling author of "Mayflower" sheds new light on one of the iconic stories of the American West, reminding readers that the Battle of the Little Bighorn was also, even in victory, the last stand for the Sioux and Cheyenne Indian nations

Table Of Contents

List of Maps -- Preface: Custer's Smile -- Chapter 1: At the Flood -- Chapter 2: The Dream -- Chapter 3: Hard Ass -- Chapter 4: The Dance -- Chapter 5: The Scout -- Chapter 6: The Blue Pencil Line -- Chapter 7: The Approach -- Chapter 8: The Crow's Nest -- Chapter 9: Into the Valley -- Chapter 10: The Charge -- Chapter 11: To the Hill -- Chapter 12: Still Point -- Chapter 13: The Forsaken -- Chapter 14: Grazing his Horses -- Chapter 15: The Last Stand -- Chapter 16: The River of Nightmares -- Epilogue: Libbie's House -- Appendix A: The Seventh Cavalry on the Afternoon of June 25, 1876 -- Appendix B: Sitting Bull's Village on June 25, 1876 -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index

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