Product Description

The classic account of Custer's Last Stand that shattered the myth of the Little Bighorn and rewrote history books. This historic and personal work tells the Native American side of Custer's fabled attack, poignantly revealing how disastrous the encounter was for the "victors," the last great gathering of Plains Indians under the leadership of Sitting Bull. .

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #247103 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780393329391
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
Enlightening . . . crisp and vivid . . . a lively and informative work of popular history. (Cleveland Plain Dealer )

About the Author
At the time of his death in 2003, James Welch was considered one of the most important authors of the American West. His books include Fool’s Crow and Winter in the Blood.

Customer Reviews

a lot of army vs indians history
James Welch, a Blackfeet/Gros Ventre novelist, turns his hand to history after writing a screen play on the same topic, The Battle of the Little Bighorn.
The book is very smoothly written and easy to read and follow; there are maps and photos to augment the text.
For anyone interested in the events which led up to "Custer's Last Stand" and more importantly to the effect it had on Native Americans this book provides a great deal of understanding.
Welch has the wisdom to write for his readers, some white, some not and maintains a clear eye throughout without devolving into blame or distortion.
The book is particularly interesting if you have been to or plan to go to the National Monument in southeastern Montana , an hour north of Sheridan , WY and the Bighorn Mountains.
The site has a moving quality to it, bare hills with white markers for fallen soldiers flanked by steep gullies leading down to the valley floor where a three mile long village of Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho gathered in late June 1876.

Fascinating Read
This book provides a non-mainstream perspective on the Battle of Little Bighorn. It is well written and easy to read.

I wish I didn't pay full price for this
The author should have stuck with writing novels. Too much purple prose and overblown emotion. He should have stuck more to the facts, done better research, and wrote to an adult audience. I feel cheated.