The Soldier, the Builder, and the Diplomat - Custer, the Titanic, and World War I

Contemporary readers, who wonder at the British and American knack for misguided adventure, will enjoy these three essays on Custer, the Titanic, and the onset of World War I. 

List of contents

Introduction     13
I. The Strange Ride of George Custer     19
II. The Short, Happy Life of Thomas Andrews     49
III. The Last Man of the Nineteenth Century     85
Appendix     135
Notes:
Custer    135
Titanic      136
World War I     137
Asides

Custer     149
Titanic     160
World War I     177
Acknowledgements     182

Bibliography     183
Index     186
The Author     192

About the author

Steven Schlesser was born in Portland in 1957 and attended public high school there.  He graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 1980 and then spent the following year as a newspaper reporter at The Valley Herald in Milton-Freewater Oregon. From 1981 until 1984 he attended Vermont Law School in South Royalton, Vermont, earning his JD. Following a short stint as a law clerk, Schlesser joined his father to help run the family business, Schlesser Company Inc., which prefinished mouldings for the manufactured housing industry.  Currently, Schlesser makes his living as a supplier for this same industry and as a broker for tiny home manufacturers.  Since 1987 he has written a monthly newsletter called The Schlesser Review.   

Summary

Contemporary readers, who wonder at the British and American knack for misguided adventure, will enjoy these three essays on Custer, the Titanic, and the onset of World War I.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Schlesser
• Publisher: Cune Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.12.2022
• EAN: 9781951082260
• ISBN: 978-1-951082-26-0
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, Titanic,Little Big Horn,World War I,WWI,