Custer's trials : a life on the frontier of a new America / T.J. Stiles.
Custer's trials : a life on the frontier of a new America / T.J. Stiles.
Custer's trials : a life on the frontier of a new America / T.J. Stiles.
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
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G 2015/4807
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxi, 582 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part one: Rise 1839-1865. The accused ; The observer ; The protégé ; The prodigy ; The women ; The general ; The hero ; The victor -- Part two: Fall 1865-1876. The executioner ; The politician ; The fallen ; The Indian killer ; The financier ; The writer ; The enemy ; The accuser.
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2015.
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Summary
A new biography of General George Armstrong Custer that radically changes our view of the man and his turbulent times. Historian T.J. Stiles paints a portrait of Custer both deeply personal and sweeping in scope, proving how much of Custer's legacy has been ignored. He demolishes Custer's historical caricature, revealing a volatile, contradictory,...
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Custer's trials : a life on the frontier of a new America / T.J. Stiles.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-552) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2015.
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G 2015/4807
Record Identifier
74VKzvEvKp2b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzvEvKp2b
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ISBN
0307592642 (hardcover)
9780307592644 (hardcover)
DDC
973.82092
MMS ID
991023398959702626
