George
Armstrong Custer, America’s
most famously unfortunate soldier, has been the subject of scores of
books,
but The Custer Reader is unique as a substantial
source of classic
writings about and by him. Here is Custer as seen by himself, his
contemporaries,
and leading scholars. Even those steeped in Custeriana will discover
new
insights in these pieces. Combining first-person narratives, essays,
and
photographs, this book provides a complete introduction to
Custer’s controversial
personality and career and the evolution of the Custer myth.
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The Custer Reader
edited by Paul Andrew
Hutton
University of Oklahoma
Press, 2004
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