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• Physical Description: xlviii, 375 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 20 cm.
• Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1966.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Historical introduction -- Preface and dedication -- Bound for the Plains -- The Black Hills fever -- The march on the Platte -- On to Fort Fetterman -- Marching on Powder River -- Glimpses of the Big Horn Range -- The first fusillade -- Indians in war paint -- Scout and buffalo hunt -- Battle of the Rosebud -- In the shadow of the mountains -- Across the snowy range -- The Sibley scout--a close call -- The Custer massacre -- The fight on the War Bonnet -- Marching in darkness -- Crook and Terry meet -- Under a deluge -- Half-rations and horse meat -- Fighting at Slim Buttes -- Marching in the mud -- Invading the Black Hills -- Closing the campaign -- Dull Knife and Crazy Horse -- Appendix. Echoes from the Little Big Horn: General Sheridan's account of the Custer tragedy, compiled from the official documents at military headquarters.

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Subject:

Dakota Indians > Wars, 1876.
Nez Percé Indians > Wars, 1877.
Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
Crook, George, 1829-1890.

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