Custer and the Little Bighorn : the last great battle of the American West
Donovan, Jim
2008
Presents a comprehensive account of the final battle of George Armstrong Custer at Little Bighorn River in June of 1876, based upon primary sources and forensic research of the battleground.
Photographs, illustrations, and text describe the uniforms and equipment used by the soldiers serving under General Custer from West Point to Little Bighorn.
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.
Presents the diary of the wife of General George Armstrong Custer, focusing on their life on the Great Plains from 1873 to 1876, when Custer and his Seventh Cavalry were clearing the way for the Northern Pacific Railroad and battling Native Americans.
The author provides details from Lakota oral tradition pertaining to the Battle at Little Bighorn, and explores the events leading up to the battle, its significance, and the misinformation that has found its way into history for over 100 years.
Compares and contrasts the lives of Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and U.S. General George Armstrong Custer, and discusses their historic clash at Little Bighorn in June, 1876.
Study of the life of George Armstrong Custer, examining his role in the Civil War and the postwar decade, looking at his romance and marriage to his devoted wife Libbie, and discussing the disasterous battle at Little Big Horn.