grant ulysses edited benjamin perley (1 risultati)

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good+ binding. Octavo. 815 pp. First edition. In publisher cloth. Edgeworn with closed tear to the top of the spine; staining and discoloration to to the rear board as well as to the textblock edges; minor silverfishing to the front pastedown; contents evenly toned throughout. A fairly uncommon volume with General Alfred Terry's report of General Custer's defeat at the the Battle of Little Bighorn. Also reprinted is Major Marcus Reno's report. Both reports offer details related to the movement prior to the engagement, information on which companies were involved and the losses. A larger than life individual, Custer's mystique has been complicated and controversial in relation to the United States government's policies and actions related to the indigenous Americans throughout the 19th century.