A Companion to Custer and the Little Bighorn Campaign
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Editor: Brad D. Lookingbill
Chapter, A National Monument, co-authored by Jason Heppler, UNO faculty member
- An accessible and authoritative overview of the scholarship that has shaped our understanding of one of the most iconic battles in the history of the American West
- Combines contributions from an array of respected scholars, historians, and battlefield scientists
- Outlines the political and cultural conditions that laid the foundation for the Centennial Campaign and examines how George Armstrong Custer became its figurehead
- Provides a detailed analysis of the battle maneuverings at Little Bighorn, paying special attention to Indian testimony from the battlefield
- Concludes with a section examining how the Battle of Little Bighorn has been mythologized and its pervading influence on American culture
ISBN
978-1444351095
Publication Date
2015
Publisher
Wiley Blackwell
City
Hoboken, New Jersey
Department
Library
Recommended Citation
Lookingbill, Brad D.; Seefeldt, Douglas; and Heppler, Jason A., "A Companion to Custer and the Little Bighorn Campaign" (2015). Faculty Books and Monographs. 347.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/facultybooks/347
Comments
Seefeldt, D., & Heppler, J. A. (2015). A National Monument In B.D. Lookingbill (Ed.), A Companion to Custer and the Little Bighorn Campaign (pp. 462-484). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley and Sons.