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Author:

Mort, T. A. (Terry A.)

Title:

Thieves' road : the Black Hills betrayal and Custer's path to Little Bighorn / Terry Mort.

Publisher:

Prometheus Books,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

336 pages, 8 un-numbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Custer, George A.--(George Armstrong),--1839-1876--Travel--Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)
Indians of North America--Wars--1866-1895.
Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--Discovery and exploration.
Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--Gold discoveries.
Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

War, taxes and the lure of gold -- Gold in Montana, disaster in Wyoming -- The adversaries -- The Gilded Age -- Politics, philanthropy and corruption -- The Northern Pacific Railroad -- Custer agonistes -- The Yellowstone Expedition -- The Yellowstone battles -- Anatomy of a crash -- Build-up -- Soldiers, scouts and scientists -- Alkali and comets, grass and stars -- In the moon of black cherries -- Homeward bound -- Invasion.

Summary:

In the summer of 1874, Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer led an expedition of some 1000 troops and more than one hundred wagons into the Black Hills of South Dakota. Terry Mort tells the story of this exploratory mission and reveals how it set the stage for the climactic Battle of the Little Bighorn two years later.

ISBN:

1616149604
9781616149604

LCCN:

2014035457

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

VSPC034 -- Meehan Memorial Lansing Public Library (Lansing)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)