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The last standNathaniel Philbrick

The last stand

Nathaniel Philbrick
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The bestselling author of Mayflower sheds new light on one of the iconic stories of the American West Little Bighorn and Custer are names synonymous in the American imagination with unmatched bravery and spectacular defeat. Mythologized as Custer's Last Stand, the June 1876 battle has been equated with other famous last stands, from the Spartans' defeat at Thermopylae to Davy Crockett at the Alamo.In his tightly structured narrative, Nathaniel Philbrick brilliantly sketches the two larger-than-life antagonists: Sitting Bull, whose charisma and political savvy earned him the position of leader…

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9 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2023
    Penguin Books · 496 pages · 9780593511381
  • Paperback · English · 2011
    Penguin Books · 496 pages · 9780143119609
  • Audiobook · English · 2010
    Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pages · 9781664635005
  • Ebook · English · 2010
    Penguin USA, Inc. · 9781101189573
  • Other · English · 2014
    Last Stand
    Penguin Random House · 496 pages · 9781446484302
  • Other · English · 2011
    Last Stand
    Penguin Random House · 496 pages · 9780099521242
Dakota IndiansWars, 1876HistoryNonfictionBlack Hills War, 1876-1877New York Times bestsellerSitting bull, 1831-1890Indians of north america, west (u.s.)