Son of the Morning Star - Hardcover

Connell, Evan S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0883940884 ISBN 13: 9780883940884

Publisher: Promontory, 1993

Synopsis

Stunning photographs of the famed battle at Little Bighorn highlight this impressive study that also contains a vivid non-fiction narrative of General Custer's last battle.

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Review:

Part anthropological study of Plains Indian life, part military history, and part character study of the principal actors in the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Evan Connell's justly well-known book presents a balanced and critical account of George Armstrong Custer's career. ("Why he was esteemed as an Indian fighter is puzzling," Connell remarks. "None of his frontier campaigns demonstrated particular skill or insight.") Connell also examines the lives of Captain Frederick Benteen and Major Marcus Reno, the admirable General George Crook, and their foes Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and Rain in the Face. Reno comes out worst: he held the dubious distinction of having the worst record before or since in the history of the United States Military Academy, and he was dishonorably discharged for incompetence after failing to get his column into battle in time to save Custer's command. Connell's thrilling story has all the inevitability of a tragedy, but there are no tragic heroes to which to point.

About the Author:

Evan S. Connell, long recognised as one of the most important American literary voices, is the author of seventeen books, including Mrs. Bridge, Mr. Bridge, Deus lo Volt: A Chronicle of the Crusades and El Dorado & Other Pursuits (both available in Pimlico). He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

About this edition

• Publisher: Promontory
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0883940884
• ISBN 13: 9780883940884
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 437