The Last Stand
Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
By Nathaniel Philbrick | Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
About the book
\"An engrossing and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history.\" --Los Angeles Times
Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricane's Eye, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mayflower, and Valiant Ambition, is a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life. The Last Stand is Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to the legend of Custer's Last Stand. Bringing a wealth of new information to his subject, as well as his characteristic literary flair, Philbrick details the collision between two American icons- George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull-that both parties wished to avoid, and brilliantly explains how the battle that ensued has been shaped and reshaped by national myth.
Editions of The Last Stand
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670021727
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780593511381
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143119609
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101190111
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781101223017
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780142427699
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\"An engrossing and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history.\" --Los Angeles Times
Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricane's Eye, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mayflower, and Valiant Ambition, is a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life. The Last Stand is Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to the legend of Custer's Last Stand. Bringing a wealth of new information to his subject, as well as his characteristic literary flair, Philbrick details the collision between two American icons- George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull-that both parties wished to avoid, and brilliantly explains how the battle that ensued has been shaped and reshaped by national myth.
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\"An engrossing and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history.\" --Los Angeles Times
Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricane's Eye, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mayflower, and Valiant Ambition, is a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life. The Last Stand is Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to the legend of Custer's Last Stand. Bringing a wealth of new information to his subject, as well as his characteristic literary flair, Philbrick details the collision between two American icons- George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull-that both parties wished to avoid, and brilliantly explains how the battle that ensued has been shaped and reshaped by national myth.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Last Stand?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Last Stand?
Nathaniel Philbrick
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The Last Stand is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670021727) and paperback(ISBN 9780593511381) and paperback(ISBN 9780143119609) and ebook(ISBN 9781101190111) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781101223017) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780142427699)
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