Reference publications inc algonac michigan (5 résultats)

Soft cover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. G/none, used pb, 203 pp. Perfect bound, color illustrated stiff paper wraps with black colored text on upper and spine; edge wear; not spine creased; no chips or tears. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight. Maps (illustrateur).

Octavo, softbound (stiff yellow illus. slick wrappers), 203 pp. Fine. From lower cover: "Few episodes in American history are more romantic or controversial than the Battle of Little bighorn. For a hundred years scholars have sought a satisfactory explanation of what occurred that fateful day in 1876 when Sioux and Cheyenne warriors overwhelmed the Seventh Cavalry." Custer's men were supposedly superior in every respect except numbers, yet the unorganized and poorly armed Indian warriors inflicted one of the most stinging defeats ever suffered by the U.S. Cavalry. Of all the explanations put forward since then, none will be as controversial as the one offered here by Dr. Marquis, an obscure, dedicated physician who for many years in the first quarter of this century worked with the Cheyenne people near the Custer battlefield. He befriended the aged veterans of the Custer fight, became adept at their sign language, and spent days in conversation with them. The old warriors lilke him, and spoke to him honestly and frrely. After years of working with them, Marquis wrote this book. He had reached a simple but shocking conclusion: the troops at Little Bighorn with Custer had panicked, and most of them had committed suicide! One hundred years after the event, this curious, fascinating book appears. Western Americana, American History, U. S. History, United States History, Americana, U.S.-iana, Custer, Battle of Little Bighorn. yslic.…

Pictorial boards. Etat : Good. First Edition. Illustrated, octavo, pp (8), 242, edges foxed, otherwise clean internally, pictorial boards a little rubbed and marked.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Scarce hardcover edition; 242 pages. Pink graphical paperbound hardcovers with black text on front and back. No jacket (possibly as issued). The covers have bumped corners. Slight warping of the cover. Tape and bookplate on fep, tape on bep. The pages are off-white and unmarked. (VERY GOOD). Book.…

Hardcover. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 6 in., pp. 297. Illustrated with frontis map, endpaper maps, and 28 additional drawings or photographs. Light brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Tiny nudge to bottom front corner. Just a hint of sunning to the dustjacket spine. Dustjacket protected in mylar. The book features firsthand Native American perspectives, expanding on five narratives originally captured by Marquis. It includes the reminiscences of four Native Americans and one white soldier, shedding light on early camp life, spirituality, tribal warfare, and interactions with the U.S. military. Very Good Plus / Very Good Plus. …