Custer and the great controversy
Subtitle: the origin and development of a legend
By: by Robert M. Utley ; introduction to the Bison Books edition by Brian W. Dippie.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
Description: Custer and the Great Controversy was the first book to focus on the origins of what has come to be called the Custer myth.

The Battle of the Little Bighorn has always been wrapped in mystery and controversy because none of Custer's men survived to tell what happened, because press accounts circulated much misinformation and editors politicized the event, because popular writers repeated the errors of journalists, because a court of inquiry resulted in bitter debate, and because Indian testimony was hard to gauge.

This book, originally published in 1962, helps the reader understand the sources of the confusion and controversy surrounding the Custer fight and the beginning of the legend.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: Los Angeles : Westernlore Press, 1962.