The Great Plains Guide To Custer

"Very comprehensive and authoritative." --Robert M. Utley, author of Cavalier in Buckskin "Jeff Barnes has really done his research. . . . Highly recommended." --James Donovan, author of A Terrible Glory Guide to forts, military posts, battlefields, and other sites that interpret George Armstrong Custer's decade of operations on the Great Plains Locations in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana Extended section on Little Bighorn Each entry includes directions, amenities, contact information, and recommended reading

Guide to residences, forts, battlefields, and other sites that interpret Buffalo Bill's life on the Great Plains.

Custer’s Last Stand remains one of the most iconic events in American history and culture. Had Custer prevailed at the Little Bighorn, the victory would have been noteworthy at the moment, worthy of a few newspaper headlines, but only a few among the many battles with the Plains Indians. In defeat, however tactically inconsequential in the larger conflict, Custer became legend. In Inventing Custer, Edward Caudill and Paul Ashdown bridge the gap between the Custer who truly existed and the one we’ve immortalized and mythologized into legend in our generally accepted reading of American history and his significance to it.

The Rough Guide Snapshot to the Great Plains is the ultimate travel guide to this vast and legendary part of the USA. It guides you through the states of Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa and North and South Dakota with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions from historic St Louis and "tornado-capital" Oklahoma to the Wild West heritage of Wichita and Dodge City and monumental Mount Rushmore. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible. Also included is the Basics section from The Rough Guide to the USA, with all the practical information you need for travelling stateside, including driving tips, accommodation and food and drink costs, plus background on festivals, sports and outdoor activities. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to the USA. Full coverage: Missouri, St Louis, Kansas City, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Tornado Alley, Oklahoma City, Kansas, Wichita, Dodge City, Nebraska, Omaha, Lincoln, The Oregon Trail, Iowa, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Des Moines, South Dakota, Pierre, The Badlands, The Black Hills, North Dakota, Grand Forks, Theodore Roosevelt National Park (Equivalent printed page extent 86 pages).

Things that go bump in the night, disembodied voices, footsteps in an empty stairwell, an icy hand on your shoulder… let your imagination run wild as you read about North and South Dakota’s most extraordinary apparitions, sinister spooks, and bizarre beasts.

Montana offers a wealth of outdoor fun for the active traveler, from skiing and snowmobiling to fly fishing and horseback riding. With stunning scenery and colorful history, the state is one of the most appealing in the US. And the best part: it's rarely crowded!

Custer, Sitting Bull and Little Bighorn are familiar names in the history of the American West. Yet the Great Sioux War of 1876 was a less notorious affair than earlier events in Minnesota during 1862 when, over a few bloody weeks, hundreds of white settlers were killed by Sioux led by Little Crow. The following three years saw military thrusts under generals Sibley and Sully onto the Western Plains where hundreds of Indians, as innocent as the white victims, were cut down by American soldiers. From this carnage Sitting Bull first emerged as a military leader. This history reexamines the facts behind Sitting Bull's legend and that of the white captive, Fanny Kelly.