Describes, in graphic novel format, the Louisiana Purchase, the Second Fort Laramie Treaty, the Yellowstone expedition, and the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Philbrick, Nathaniel
2010
Draws on native testimony, archaeological evidence, and firsthand observations of the battlefield to examine facts and myths about the Battle of Little Bighorn and provide an account of the final days of the battle between George Armstrong Custer's battalion and the warriors of Sitting Bull's village.
Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Philbrick, Nathaniel
2011
In this riveting narrative, celebrated historian Nathaniel Philbrick reveals Custer and Sitting Bull as never before, creating an unforgettable portrait of two leaders as they embarked on a collision course that reached its violent climax on a lonely rise now known as Last Stand Hill.--publisher's description.
A portrait of the nineteenth-century cavalry commander traces his rise from an unpromising West Point graduate to a distinguished military leader, covering his complicated marriage, mythologized defeat at Little Big Horn, and enduring legacy.
