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Book Review: Custer, by Larry McMurtry

David Lauterborn — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:22:28 +0000

Author and popular novelist Larry McMurtry applies his storytelling skills to a short biography of George Armstrong Custer, though he covers little new ground.

Book Review: Canadians With Custer, by Mary Thomas

David Lauterborn — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:07:31 +0000

Author Mary Thomas traces the military careers of 17 Canadians who served in the7th U.S. Cavalry, weaving the profiles into a narrative of George Custer's activities from 1866 to the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Book Review: Modoc Vengeance, by Daniel Woodhead III

David Lauterborn — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:57:06 +0000

In his self-published Modoc Vengeance, author Daniel Woodhead III draws on period newspaper reports to paint a candid picture of the 1873 Modoc War.

DVD Review: Custer’s Last Man, by History

David Lauterborn — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:19:24 +0000

Custer's Last Man looks at the question, Could one of George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry troopers have escaped the June 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn?

American History on the Web - Savages and Scoundrels

ckreiser — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:37:33 +0000

www.savagesandscoundrels.org

Savages and Scoundrels:
The Untold Story of America's Road to Empire
Through Indian Territory
Companion book by Paul VanDevelder (Yale)

Making history fun isn't always easy, especially when the topics are gnarly. But this brilliant one-two combo of engaging …

Interview With Biographer Paul Magid

David Lauterborn — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:56:45 +0000

Paul Magid has completed one book of an authoritative two-volume biography about General George Crook.

Book Review: Geronimo, by Robert M. Utley

David Lauterborn — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:15:12 +0000

Esteemed Western historian Robert Utley turns his attention to the legendary Apache warrior-shaman Geronimo.

Book Review: George Crook, by Paul Magid

David Lauterborn — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:33:15 +0000

Paul Magid has completed the first book of a two-volume authoritative biography of George Crook, notable general of the Civil War and Indian wars.

Letter From Wild West - February 2013

David Lauterborn — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:24:50 +0000

Most Americans have heard the name Geronimo, but few know about the Apache warrior's reputation as a healer.

Book Review: Ho! For the Black Hills, edited by Paul L. Hedren

David Lauterborn — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:51:46 +0000

Ho! For the Black Hills presents a trove of letters written by Jack Crawford, 19th-century newspaper correspondent and self-proclaimed "Poet Scout of the Black Hills."