Boots and Saddles: Or Life in Dakota With General Custer - Couverture souple

Custer, Elizabeth Bacon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1582181268 ISBN 13 : 9781582181264

Editeur : Digital Scanning,US, 1999

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

One of the motives that have actuated me in recalling these simple annals of our daily life, has been to give a glimpse to civilians of garrison and camp life - about which they seem to have such a very imperfect knowledge. This ignorance exists especially with reference to anything pertaining to the cavalry, which is almost invariably stationed on the extreme frontier. The isolation of the cavalry posts makes them quite inaccessible to travelers, and the exposure incident to meeting warlike Indians does not tempt the visits of friends or even of the venturesome tourist. Our life, therefore, was often as separate from the rest of the world as if we had been living on an island in the ocean.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Elizabeth Bacon Custer (April 8, 1842 – April 4, 1933) was the wife of General George Armstrong Custer. She spent most of their marriage in relatively close proximity to him despite his numerous military campaigns as a commanding officer in the United States Cavalry. After his death, she became an outspoken advocate for her husband's legacy through her popular books and lectures. Largely as a result of her endless campaigning on his behalf, Custer's iconic portrayal as the gallant fallen hero amid the glory of 'Custer's Last Stand' was a canon of American history for almost a century after his death.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Digital Scanning,US
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1582181268
• ISBN 13: 9781582181264
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320