My Life On The Plains: Personal Experiences With Indians (History In Words And Pictures Series)

My Life on the Plains is the first book in the History in Words and Pictures Series, a collection of books that bring you back in time, in the words of those who were there, with visions of the world as they saw it. The History in Words and Pictures Series is a thoughtfully selected collection of historical works, edited to a modern reading experience and supplemented with archived and contemporary photography. Written by the General George Armstrong Custer, My Life on the Plains begins in the years following the Civil War when General Custer was assigned with the task of quelling Indian unrest in Kansas. The Indians had brought traffic to a standstill along the Overland Trail and the army seemed helpless to stop it. Custer embraces the challenge, yet boldly calls out the corruption in the Indian Department and the inept government policies that helped create the mess he is now charged with fixing. Custer's practice of "telling it like he sees it" creates a political conflict that follows him and perhaps contributes to his demise at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. This fascinating story allows us to experience history in the words and visions of those who made it rather than time and era biased interpretations. Other books in the History in Words and Pictures series include Following the Guidon by Custer's wife, Elizabeth. 9780578166742 0578166747 442 BOOK http://books.google.com/books/content?id=V9v9sgEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api http://books.google.com/books/content?id=V9v9sgEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api en 9780578166742

• | Author: George A. Custer
• | Publisher: Cirignani Enterprises Inc.
• | Publication Date: Jun 22, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 452 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0578166747
• | ISBN-13: 9780578166742