Myths abound about George Armstrong Custer's attitudes and actions toward Native American tribes. But the truth is always more nuanced than we think... and often unexpected.
Today we'll examine some of Custer's writing and letters and let him speak for himself.
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Sources most often used for this video:
My Life on the Plains, or Personal Experiences with Indians, by General George Armstrong Custer, pages: 22, 25, 26, 33, 34, 125, 201, 300
With Custer in ’74: James Calhoun Diary of the Black Hills Expedition, edited by Lawrence Frost, pages: preface xviii, 130
The Arikara Narrative of Custer’s Campaign and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, edited by O.G. Libby, pages: 62, 77, 93
I also highly recommend the works of Bruce Liddic, Michael Donohue, James Donovan, Paul Hutton, Shirley Leckie, James Willert, Father Peter Powell, Margot Liberty, Robert Utley, among others.
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2 июл 2024