Custer: The Life of General George Armstrong Custer
- ISBN-10
- 0803253133
- ISBN-13
- 9780803253131
- Series
- Custer
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 753
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-12-01
- Publisher
- Bison Books
- Author
- Jay Monaghan
Description
The best book yet written about Custer and the full significance of his career. . . . Deserves a medal of honor for extraordinary service in the great cause of making history live.OCo"Chicago Tribune""
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