None Wounded, None Missing, All Dead - The Story of Elizabeth Bacon Custer

Informationen zum Autor By Chris Enss and Howard Kazanjian Klappentext On May 17, 1876, Elizabeth Bacon Custer kissed her husband, George, goodbye and wished him good fortune in his efforts to fulfill the Army's orders to relocate those Native Americans unwilling to move to a reservation. Adorned in a black taffeta dress and a velvet riding cap with a red peacock feather that matched George's red scarf, she watched the proud regiment ride off. It was a splendid picture. This new biography of Elizabeth Bacon Custer tells the story of the famous and dashing couple's romance, reveals their life of adventure throughout the West during the days of the Indian Wars, and recounts the tragic end of the 7th Cavalry and the aftermath for the wives. Libbie Custer was an unusual woman who followed her itinerant army husband's career to its end¿but she was also an amazing master of propaganda who sought to re-create George Armstrong Custer's image after Little Bighorn. The author of many books about her own life, she was one of the most famous women of her time and remains a fascinating character in American history. Zusammenfassung This new biography of Elizabeth Bacon Custer! wife of George A. Custer! tells the story of the couple's romance! reveals their life of adventure throughout the West during the days of the Indian Wars! and recounts the tragic end of the 7th Cavalry and the aftermath for the wives.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Chris Enss, Chris Kazanjian Enss, Enss Chris, Howard Kazanjian, Kazanjian Howard
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 12.04.2011
• EAN: 9780762759699
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-5969-9
• Pagine: 232
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; Propaganda, Romance, Adventure, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, Biography, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, Nineteenth Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, Little Bighorn, United States of America, USA, Tragedy, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: historical, political and military, US West, Native American, Author, western frontier, Chris Enss, Libbie Custer, General George Custer, Howard Kazanjian, George Armstrong Custer, Dakota Territory, war widow, Indian Wars, 7th cavalry regiment, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Battle of Little Bighorn, army wife