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Son of the Morning Star. Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Big Horn is a nonfiction account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876, by novelist Evan S. Connell, published in 1984 by North Point Press. The book features extensive portraits of the battle's participants, including General George Armstrong Custer, Sitting ...
by Wayne M. Sarf. The Custer of our Dreams. Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn. by Evan S. Connell. North Point Press. 448 pp. $20.00. “I Don’t think I’ll write any more than has been written on the Custer massacre,” stated war correspondent John F. Finerty in 1890, explaining that “the Custer business has been ...
Understanding the "Victory Disease", from the Little Bighorn, to Mogadishu, to the Future. T. Karcher Major Timothy M. Karcher. Political Science. 2012. Abstract : As a result of national strength and demonstrated military prowess, US forces are susceptible to falling prey to the effects of the Victory Disease.
On the ridge five companies of United States cavalry - 262 soldiers, comprising officers and troopers - fought desperately but hopelessly. When the guns fell silent, no soldier - including their commanding officer, Lt Col. George Armstrong Custer - had survived. We've comprehensively compiled reviews of Son of the Morning Star from the world's ...
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Jan 1, 2001 · Son of the Morning Star is one of those books. The beauty of Evan Connell's prose and the excellence of his history make this book a minor masterpiece. Perhaps the larger-than-life presence of the central character, who the Indians named "son of the morning star", General George Armstrong Custer, is partly the reason for the magnificence of the ...
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Recommendations from our site. “This is a historical book, and I chose it for the way Evan Connell handles historical material. It’s unique, and a masterful book.”. Read more... The Best Narrative Nonfiction. Peter Hessler, Journalist.
Oct 30, 1997 · Son of the Morning Star is the nonfiction account of General Custer from the great American novelist Evan S. Connell. Custer's Last Stand is among the most enduring events in American history--more than one hundred years after the fact, books continue to be written and people continue to argue about even the most basic details surrounding the Little Bighorn.
