A Complete Life of General George A. Custer: Volumes 1 and 2: Through the Civil War -and- From Appomattox to the Little Big Horn (including Reno-Benteen Entrenchment Trail booklet)
by WHITTAKER, Frederick
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0803297424
- ISBN 13
- 9780803297425
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Lincoln: A Bison Book / University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1993. Softcover. 0803297424 . A softcover advance review copy of the 1993 edition of the two-volume set of Frederick Whittaker's biography of General George Armstrong Custer. This facsimile of the original, first published in 1876, covers his early life from childhood to West Point cadet through his service in the U.S. Civil War to his time in the West, culminating with the Battle of the Little Bighorn. With several black & white illustrations and maps. Includes introductions by Gregory J. W. Urwin (vol. 1) and by Robert M. Utley (v. 2). ISBNs: v.1: 0803297424, v.2: 0803297432. --- Also included is a booklet which serves as a guide to the Reno-Benteen Entrenchment Trail at the Custer Battlefield National Monument in Montana. --- The books are in blue wraps with photographic portraits of Gen. Custer to front panels. Custer Battlefield booklet in stapled wraps with black & white drawing to cover. --- A clean, tightly-bound, newish set, but with prior owner's signature to first pages. Battlefield booklet with a 5-inch tear at spine.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xxiv, 648, (20) pages .
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- Seller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 85368
- Title
- A Complete Life of General George A. Custer: Volumes 1 and 2: Through the Civil War -and- From Appomattox to the Little Big Horn (including Reno-Benteen Entrenchment Trail booklet)
- Author
- WHITTAKER, Frederick
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0803297424
- ISBN 13
- 9780803297425
- Publisher
- A Bison Book / University of Nebraska Press
- Place of Publication
- Lincoln
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- 0803297424
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir; >>Civil War (U.S.); >>Military and Military Leaders;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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