little bighorn, battle of the, mont., 1876

Few things stir the imagination more than ghosts and ghostly sightings. The prospect of experiencing spectral encounters with visitors from another plane or dimension draws some 400,000 tourists to the windswept ridges of the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument every year. As most ghost hunters know, there is arguably no better place to ply their trade than the scene of violent action and the irreversible loss of life - the very definition of a battlefield. And the greasy-grass knolls of the Little Bighorn killing fields stand high on the list of haunted battlegrounds. Supernatural tales of spectral sightings from visitors and park employees alike lend an irresistible mystique to the Custer legend and to the battlefield itself. Such tales go back a long way. The Crow people are thought to be the first to experience paranormal happenings. They once called the park superintendent the "ghost herder," because they believed the ghosts of the fallen arose from their graves at sundown and walked among the living until daybreak. If the stone grave markers at the Little Bighorn could talk, they would have many tales to tell. Are you ready to listen?.

Chronicles the three decades of war between the Plains Indians and the U.S. government that ended with the massacre at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, covering such topics as the Sand Creek Massacre, Red Cloud's ambush, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the defeat of the Nez Perce, and the Cheyenne Outbreak.

"Explains the Battle of the Little Bighorn, including its chronology, causes, and lasting effect"--.

Presents the story of Buffalo Calf Road Woman, who bravely saved her brother, Comes in Sight when his horse was shot out from under him at the Battle of Rosebud in 1876, and describes how she was the only woman to fight at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Examines the Battle of the Little Big Horn from the perspectives of the Sioux, Cheyenne and Crow who had lived on the Great Plains for generations, and of the white settlers who pushed west across the continent.

Sarah Kilroy is an American woman who is married to an Indian brave. While she is with her husband, she witnesses the conflicts between General Custer and the Indians.

Presents a history of the events before, during and after the Battle of Little Big Horn.