On June 25, 1876, in the
valley
of the Little Bighorn, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and 262
soldiers
of the Seventh Cavalry met defeat and death at the hands of an
overwhelming
force of Lakota and Cheyenne Indians.
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In this valuable source
book, Richard
G. Hardorff presents thirty-five interviews and statements from Indians
who were eyewitnesses to the battle.
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Once the
horse masters the
basic exercises, the rider not only has a very ridable horse but one
that
can perform and advance in almost any discipline for which it is
suited-from
western pleasure and performance riding to show jumping and dressage.
Here is the story of the
battle as
told from the vantage point of Lakota and Cheyennes, from the time at
which
the soldiers were first detected on their march toward the Indian
settlement,
to the bitter end, as the Indians packed up and moved their camps.
Extracted
from letters, newspaper articles, army reports, and manuscripts, these
rare firsthand accounts — from such key participants as Crazy
Horse, Crow
King, Two Moons, and Turning Hawk — offer new perspectives on
the 1876
events. Hardorff supplements the accounts with explanatory notes,
background
information about the combatants, and eight maps illustrating the
positions
of the fighters during the battle.
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Indian Views Of
The Custer Fight
A Source Book
by Richard G. Hardorff
University of Oklahoma
Press, 2005.
Order
a copy.
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