Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn
by Connell, Evan S
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Steelton, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1984. This is a Third Printing of what is most likely the definitive history of the ill-fated General George Armstrong Custer and his Seventh Calvalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn during the Plains Indian Wars. It illustrates how a prize-winning fiction writer can turn well-researched history into an engrossing page-turner. The book and price-unclipped dust jacket are in close to Fine condition, with only minimal wear, and was probably read only once, and that, gently. This handsome volume is bound in marblelized paper-covered boards with a brown cloth spine and die-stamped gilt spine titles. It has a colorful bookplate from the original owner on the first blank page. The endpapers are maps of the Bighorn Campaign and the battle itself. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 441 pages, with Index. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
In Son of the Morning Star , Mr. Connell explores deeply the personalities of Custer and the other federal and Indian leaders. Custer, seen by some as a hero, by others as the cause of the defeat, was an enigmatic and extravagant figure, fearless in battle and sentimental in repose. It is said that on first seeing through field glasses the more than four miles of Allied Indian camps, he exclaimed, "hurrah, boys, we've got them!" Disregarding a Cheyenne warning, Custer rode to his death--and led to death every man of the Seventh Cavalry who followed him. A foolish miscalculation ended the life of the man the Indians called "Son of the Morning Star." The story is told that after the battle a squaw drove a sewing awl through his ear and into his skull so that he might hear better in the next world.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grimalkin Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002069
- Title
- Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn
- Author
- Connell, Evan S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Publisher
- North Point Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1984
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; Biography and Autobiography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Grimalkin Books
Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.
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