The Last Stand Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn [Paperback]

An engrossing and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history. --Los Angeles Times

Nathaniel Philbrick, author ofIn the Hurricane's Eye, Pulitzer Prize finalistMayflower, andValiant Ambition, is a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life.The Last Standis Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to the legend of Custer's Last Stand. Bringing a wealth of new information to his subject, as well as his characteristic literary flair, Philbrick details the collision between two American icons- George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull-that both parties wished to avoid, and brilliantly explains how the battle that ensued has been shaped and reshaped by national myth. An engrossing, thoughtfully researched, and tautly written account of a critical chapter ni American history.
--Los Angeles Times

An evocative and cinematic narrative.
--The New York Times

A carefully historical account that is also a ripping good yarn.
--The Wall Street Journal

Praise forMayflower, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History

Vivid and remarkably fresh...Philbrick has recast the Pilgrims for our age of searching and turmoil.
—The New York Times Book Review

A signal achievement. Philbrick enlightens and even astounds.
—Salon.com

Praise forSea of Glory, winner of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize

Brilliantly told...has to be among the best nonfiction books of this or any other year.
—Los Angeles Time Book Review

A breathtaking account of one of history's greatest adventures.
—Entertainment WeeklyNathaniel Philbrickis the author ofIn the Heart of the Sea, winner of the National Book Award;Mayflower, finalist for the Pulitzer ló˜