FOLLOWING THE GUIDON
Harper & Bros. 1890 New York, 341pp, plates, drawings and text illustrations. A very good plus to near fine copy, bright all around, no flaws. Very minor signs of careful use. Item #008097
Written by Elizabeth Custer, wife of General George Custer who was famously defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana in 1876. This book was Elizabeth Custer's attempt to make her husband into a national hero and she succeeded in doing so to a great degree. She discuss the Battle of Little Big Horn, General Custer's march into Indian Territory, the Battle of the Washita, Custer's hunting records, army housekeeping, the first woman to hunt buffalo (bison), and more.
Price: $500.00