Contributions

  • Willey, Patrick S. - Contributor
  • Connor, Melissa A. - Contributor

Publication

1998 - University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Okla, Oklahoma

Language

English

Word Count

97,250 words, Guess

Page Count

389 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads2339214
  • LibraryThing1920403

Classifications

  • DDC973.8/2
  • LCCE83.876 .S28 1998

Description

More than a hundred years after the Battle of the Little Bighorn, its secrets continue to unfold. In this book, Douglas D. Scott, P. Willey, and Melissa A. Connor blend historic sources, archeological evidence, and physical data to present new revelations about the men who rode and died with Custer. Through painstaking analysis of the skeletal remains, the authors construct composite biographies of the soldiers, identifying their true ages, heights, states of health, and how they died. A vast selection of illustrations, including photographs, battlefield maps, drawings, and graphs, enhance the discussion. The authors also move beyond individual stories to consider our views regarding the appropriate treatment for the dead.

Subjects

Topics

SoldiersAntiquitiesAnthropometryMontana, antiquitiesPhysical anthropologyHuman remains (Archaeology)Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876

Places

MontanaLittle Bighorn Battlefield National MonumentLittle Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (Mont.)

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