The whole town of Lander has turned out for the big parade celebrating the start of the new rodeo season. The main spectacle this year is the appearance of Colonel Edward Garrett - a spot-on impersonator of General George Armstrong Custer - and a troop of men acting as the ill-fated Seventh Cavalry. The problem is they are being followed by a group of Arapaho warriors from the Wind River Reservation, who proceed to encircle Garrett and his men in...

In June of 1876, amid the chaos and bloodshed of the Little Big Horn battlefield, a young Sioux boy impulsively decides to show his courage by harmlessly "counting coup" on a dying soldier. But when he lays hands on General George Armstrong Custer precisely at the instant of the general's death, eleven-year-old Paha Sapa, whose name means "Black Hills," can't know that their brief contact will result in years of uncanny connection. For at that moment...

They met on the battlefields of Vicksburg: Ulysses S. Grant, George Armstrong Custer, and Johnny Yuma. United by fate in a nation divided by war, they were destined for greatness. Of the three, Johnny Yuma was the most elusive. A Confederate soldier during the war, he was about to play a key role in Grant's victory, Lee's surrender, and Custer's deadly campaigns. His life is the stuff of legend. But the truth has never been told--until now.

A rivalry between two U.S. cavalry officers results in Capt. Kern Shafter being court-martialed for striking a fellow officer, Lt. Edward Garnett, with a saber. Shafter claimed to be defending the honor of his fiancée. The court martial found Shafter guilty as charged and was dismissed from the US Army.

A brief history of the Battle of Little Bighorn, the deadly clash between U.S. soldiers and Native American forces in 1876. Commonly known as Custer's Last Stand, the Battle of Little Bighorn may be the best recognized violent conflict between the indigenous peoples of North America and the government of the United States. Incorporating the voices of Native Americans, soldiers, scouts, and women, Tim Lehman's concise, compelling narrative will forever...

"In the American West, as the nation heals from the Civil War that nearly destroyed it, new battle lines are being drawn. Caleb Justin, orphaned and grieving, and his comrade Joshua Hart, a tough, worldly runaway, leave their home along the Ohio River bound for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, intent to join Sheridan's troops in their pursuit of Indian lands. But a badly healed foot injury ends Caleb's dream of joining up. While Joshua is assigned to George...

Describes the impact of the westward migration of the white settlers on the Indians of the Great Plains which culminated in the massacre of Custer and his men in the battle at Little Big Horn in 1876.

More than a century has passed, yet he controversy surrounding Cluster's Last Stand still rages here. Finally, the whole story--now, the Old west will never be the same!

In this lavishly illustrated volume, Larry McMurtry, the greatest chronicler of the American West, tackles for the first time one of the paramount figures of Western and American history--George Armstrong Custer. McMurtry also argues that Custer's last stand at the Little Bighorn should be seen as a monumental event in our nation's history. Like all great battles, its true meaning can be found in its impact on our politics and policy, and the epic...