A Field Guide to Custer's Camps: On the March to the Little Bighorn

Weinell, Don

ISBN 10: 1946163279 / ISBN 13: 9781946163271

Editore: North Dakota State University Press, 2021

Codice articolo 44453157-n

Riassunto:

"A Field Guide to Custer's Camps: On the March to the Little Bighorn is an easy-to-use guide to understanding the route followed by George Armstrong Custer and his troops as they marched to their most famous battle. Maps, driving directions, and brief descriptions of each campsite allow the most casual travelers, the more serious hikers, bikers, historians, and history buffs to better appreciate the challenges faced by US soldiers serving on the northern plains in 1876.Much has been written about the battle, but little has been said about the route taken by the Dakota Column (including the 7th Cavalry) from Fort Abraham Lincoln to the Little Bighorn battlefield. By experiencing the landscape of western North Dakota and eastern Montana--much of it little changed since Custer's last days--a wider understanding of the battlefield decisions is revealed.A Field Guide to Custer's Camps reveals the logistical problems faced by a large column of troops moving across the northern plains, demonstrating how weather, distance, and individual personalities influence and often alter logistical plans. Many of the campsites are within just a few miles of Interstate 94 and offer the chance for a closer look at the North Dakota and Montana landscape."--Page 4 of cover.

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Titolo: A Field Guide to Custer's Camps: On the ...
Casa editrice: North Dakota State University Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2021
Legatura: Brossura
Illustratore: Don Winell
Condizione: New