Touched by Fire
Subtitle: The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer
Publisher: Bison Books
Published: October 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 540
ISBN-13: 9780803262669
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American studies; Biography & Autobiography; United States - 19th Century; Historical - U.S; Biography/Autobiography; West (U.S.); Biography / Autobiography; United States; USA; Indians of North America; Military; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Wars; Historical - General; Biography; Generals; Legends
Description: "For more than a century, Americans have been captivated by the legend of General George Armstrong Custer. But the various truths of Custer's life and last stand prove elusive. Why are we so taken with the myth and the so-called mystery behind the man?" "In a field teeming with highly partisan and wildly speculative treatments of Custer, Louise Barnett enters with a volume widely acclaimed by both military and cultural historians as the most balanced account of his life and legend. Custer's life spans two great eras of American history, and Barnett's commanding work pushes beyond the existing literature to a comprehensive view of this controversial figure. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.