Inventing Custer : the making of an American legend
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Ashdown, Paul, 1944- author.
Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015].
Physical Description
ix, 377 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Status
Laramie County Community College - Main Collection
E467.1 .C99 C38 2015
1 available
E467.1 .C99 C38 2015
1 available
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Laramie County Community College - Main Collection | E467.1 .C99 C38 2015 | On Shelf |
Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Campbell Co. Public Library - Biography | B CUSTER G. | On Shelf | |
Laramie Co. Library - Cheyenne - Third Floor - Special Collections | WH REF B CUSTE, G | LOCATED IN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS ROOM | On Shelf |
Natrona Co. Public Library - Biography | B CUSTER | On Shelf | |
Sheridan Co. - Fulmer Branch - Nonfiction | 973.82 CAUDILL E | On Shelf | |
Sheridan Co. - Tongue River Branch - Nonfiction | 973.82 CAUDILL E | On Shelf |
Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
Custer, George A. -- (George Armstrong), -- 1839-1876 -- Influence.
Custer, George A. -- (George Armstrong), -- 1839-1876.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
United States. -- Army -- Biography.
Custer, George A. -- (George Armstrong), -- 1839-1876.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
United States. -- Army -- Biography.
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Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
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 the one we?ve immortalized and mythologized into legend. While too many books about Custer treat the Civil War period only as a prelude to the Little Bighorn, Caudill and Ashdown present him as a product of the Civil War, Reconstruction Era, and the Plains Indian Wars. They explain how Custer became mythic, shaped by the press and changing sentiments toward American Indians, and show the many ways the myth has evolved and will continue to evolve as the United States continues to change.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Caudill, E., & Ashdown, P. (2015). Inventing Custer: the making of an American legend . Rowman & Littlefield.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Caudill, Edward and Paul Ashdown. 2015. Inventing Custer: The Making of an American Legend. Rowman & Littlefield.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Caudill, Edward and Paul Ashdown. Inventing Custer: The Making of an American Legend Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Caudill, Edward., and Paul Ashdown. Inventing Custer: The Making of an American Legend Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
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