Publication

1975 - Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

121,500 words, Guess

Page Count

486 pages

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  • LibraryThing40640

Classifications

  • DDC973.8/2/0922
  • LCCE99.O3 A46

Description

On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 U.S. Army soldiers rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting to battle.The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Armstrong Custer of the Seventh Cavalry. Both were men of aggression and supreme courage. Both had become leaders in their societies at very early ages; both had been stripped of power, and in disgrace had worked to earn back the respect of their people. And to both of them, the unspoiled grandeur of the Great Plains of North America was an irresistible challenge. Their parallel lives would pave the way, in a manner unknown to either, for an inevitable clash between the two nations fighting for possession of the open prairie. - Back cover.

Description

Military Historian: Stephen Ambrose examines the connection between the Indian Chief Crazy Horse and the Cavalry Officer Custer who fought at Little Bighorn. This exciting dual biography tells the epic story of the lives of these two men: parallel lives that paved the way, in a manner unknown to either, for an inevitable clash between two nations -- one red, one white -- fighting for possession of the open prairie.

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  • Crazy Horse and Custer: the parallel lives of two American warriorsDoubleday1975-01-01
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