Before Custer
| Author | : M. John Lubetkin |
| Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
| Total Pages | : 329 |
| Release | : 2015-02-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780806149202 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0806149205 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (205 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Before Custer by : M. John Lubetkin
Download or read book Before Custer written by M. John Lubetkin and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The firsthand accounts compiled here by M. John Lubetkin document the survey’s three-month struggle with the Lakotas and other Plains Indian people. Before Custer: Surveying the Yellowstone, 1872 tells the story of a military and public relations disaster. Much to the surprised dismay of U.S. Army strategists and railroad executives, the Indians repeatedly harrassed army forces of nearly a thousand men.
