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The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn: A Lakota History
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The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn: A Lakota History Paperback - 2008

by Joseph M. Marshall

The author of "The Journey of Crazy Horse" presents a legendary battle through the eyes of the Lakota. Illustrated.


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The author of The Journey of Crazy Horse presents a legendary battle through the eyes of the Lakota

The saga of ?Custer?s Last Stand? has become ingrained in the lore of the American West, and the key players?Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and George Armstrong Custer?have grown to larger-than-life proportions. Now, award-winning historian Joseph M. Marshall presents the revisionist view of the Battle of the Little Bighorn that has been available only in the Lakota oral tradition. Drawing on this rich source of storytelling, Marshall uncovers what really took place at the Little Big Horn and provides fresh insight into the significance of that bloody day.

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The author of The Journey of Crazy Horse presents a legendary battle through the eyes of the Lakota The saga of Custer's Last Stand, has become ingrained in the lore of the American West, and the key players Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and George Armstrong Custer have grown to larger-than-life proportions. Now, award-winning historian Joseph M. Marshall presents the revisionist view of the Battle of the Little Bighorn that has been available only in the Lakota oral tradition. Drawing on this rich source of storytelling, Marshall uncovers what really took place at the Little Big Horn and provides fresh insight into the significance of that bloody day.

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  • Title The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn: A Lakota History
  • Author Joseph M. Marshall
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, New York
  • Date 2008-05-27
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780143113690 / 0143113690
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
    • Geographic Orientation: Montana
  • Library of Congress subjects Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876, Dakota Indians - Wars, 1876
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.82

Media reviews

' A profoundly loving and proudly tendentious view of the bloodybattle and the fierce cultural warfare that ensued.'
Kirkus Reviews

' Marshall's thoughtful reflections and rich detail . . . immerse thereader in the experience of a once free people wrestling with anuncertain destiny.'
Publishers Weekly

About the author

Joseph M. Marshall III, historian and storyteller, is the author of six previous books, including The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living, which was a finalist for the PEN Center USA West Award in 2002. He was raised on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation and his first language is Lakota. Marshall is a recipient of the Wyoming Humanities Award. He makes his home on the Northern Plains.
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