Son of the Morning Star ~ Connell

Description

From the Western and Civil War research/reference library of Jerry Crandall

Son of the Morning Star, Custer and the Little Bighorn 

by Evan S. Connell

Condition; good, minor scuffing and fold on dust jacket over hard cover

North Point Press, 1984, third printing

This book provides a detailed account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876. Evan S. Connell offers extensive portraits of the battle’s participants, including General George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, Major Marcus Reno, Captain Frederick Benteen, and Crazy Horse. Connell’s narrative combines meticulous research with a novelist’s eye for detail, presenting a balanced account of the events leading up to and following the battle.