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| JasonBury |
Posted - July 18 2005 : 07:41:50 AM
Greetings all,
I am inspired to read as much as I can on LBH by these forums.....can people suggest an essential reading list of maybe half a dozen books.....I currently only own 2 books on LBH- Son of the Morning Star and Fox's Archaelogy etc....what else should i add to my list? |
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| AZ Ranger |
Posted - December 18 2005 : 7:38:26 PM
Thank you all for contributing. |
| Heavyrunner |
Posted - July 21 2005 : 4:16:07 PM
RonH,
While I'd read various accounts, ect. before, Miller was also my first "serious" exposure to the event and its mystery--that was 7th grade and an illustrated book report. I created maps, cut out (from other stuff) pictures of Gall, the scouts, many of the principals, ect, including brief bios. The maps, I remember, were detailed and colored in coordination with the terrain. Mrs. Hammock gave me an A+, along with a nice note. I still have that book report somewhere.
Until about 10 years ago, I continued to read just about every book written on the subject. |
| RonH |
Posted - July 21 2005 : 06:25:33 AM
I'll second the recommendations for Graham's "The Custer Myth", Walter Camps notes "Custer in '76", and Gray's "Custer's Last Campaign".
Also: "The Custer Tragedy" By Fred Dustin (if you can find it)
and "The Reno court of inquiry" compiled by W.A. Graham.
There are so many good books on this subject. I like Gray's timeline and Graham is very neutral while Dustin is pro Reno and anti Custer.
This subject can be facinating. David Humphries Miller's "Custer's Fall" was the first 'serious' book I read on the battle, I read it in the sixties when I was in the service, and do not even now own a copy of it. The first book I ever read, was when as a child I read
"Custer's Last Stand" by Quentin Reynolds. Definately a child's book but I was probably around 8 years old when I read it and learned about Autie Custer as he was portrayed in a very favorable light. Did anyone else ever read this as a child? What book got you interested in this subject?
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| movingrobewoman |
Posted - July 18 2005 : 2:31:06 PM
Anything by Richard Hardorff.
Also, "The Custer Companion," by Thom Hatch--it's a great compendium for source materials.
Regards, |
| El Crab |
Posted - July 18 2005 : 12:55:36 PM
Lakota Noon, Greg Michno
Centennial Campaign, John Gray
And any of the source books that contain the original accounts, such as Custer in 76 (already mentioned). |
| wILD I |
Posted - July 18 2005 : 10:42:02 AM
Hi Jason
John S Gray's CUSTER'S LAST STAND is essential.
LITTLE BIG HORN 1876 by Peter Panzeri has good diagrammatic maps.
THE HONOR OF ARMS by Charles L Convis is a biography of Myles Keogh.
Good source material is contained in Custer and HIS LAST BATTLE [Benteens letters]
CUSTER IN 76 contains Walter Camps notes on the battle.
THE CUSTER READER is also good.
You will find this board divided between those who contend that compaired to Custer the Keystone Cops looked like the Waffen SS and those who believe he was the reincarnation of Alaxander the Great.
I hope you stick around. |
| Dark Cloud |
Posted - July 18 2005 : 10:24:34 AM
John Gray - Custer/LBH/Mitch Boyeur - For the time charts and graphs and maps, which has given everyone a framework since. A remarkable slog, and so obviously necessary that it's to be wondered why nobody did it previously.
Graham The Custer Myth - excerpts and testimony and all sorts of odd stuff but necessary. |
