Inventing Custer: The Making of an American Legend

by Edward Caudill, Paul G Ashdown, Paul Ashdown

Book Overview

Custer's Last Stand remains one of the most iconic events in American history and culture. Had Custer prevailed at the Little Bighhorn, the victory would have been noteworthy at the moment, worthy of a few newspaper headlines. In defeat, however tactically inconsequential in the larger conflict, Custer became legend. In Inventing Custer: The Making of an American Legend, Edward Caudill and Paul Ashdown bridge the gap between the Custer who lived and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442251867
• ISBN13: 9781442251861
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"