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Author:

Longacre, Edward G., 1946- author.

Title:

Custer : the making of a young general / Edward G. Longacre.

Publisher:

Skyhorse Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xii, 276 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Subject:

Custer, George A.--(George Armstrong),--1839-1876.
United States.--Army--Biography.
Generals--United States--Biography.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-262) and index.

Contents:

Impulsive youth -- Immortality at West Point -- To the field of battle -- Rising star -- Serving the young Napoleon -- War lover -- A resurrected career -- Boy general of the golden locks -- Charge, and charge again -- Driving out the rebels -- Apprenticeship complete.

Summary:

"The name George Armstrong Custer looms large in American history, specifically for his leadership in the American Indian Wars and unfortunate fall at the Battle of Little Bighorn. But before his time in the West, Custer began his career fighting for the Union in the Civil War. In Custer: the making of a young general, legendary Civil War historian Edward G. Longacre provides fascinating insight into this often-overlooked period in Custer's life"-- Publisher's description.

ISBN:

1510733191
9781510733190

OCLC:

(OCoLC)992433663

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

WKPE185 -- Cherokee Public Library (Cherokee)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)