{"product_id":"custer-and-the-great-controversy-the-origin-and-development-of-a-legend-paperback","title":"Custer and the Great Controversy: The Origin and Development of a Legend - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert M. Utley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian W. Dippie\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCuster and the Great Controversy was the first book to focus on the origins of what has come to be called the Custer myth. The Battle of the Little Bighorn has always been wrapped in mystery and controversy because none of Custer's men survived to tell what happened, because press accounts circulated much misinformation and editors politicized the event, because popular writers repeated the errors of journalists, because a court of inquiry issued in bitter debate, and because Indian testimony was hard to gauge. This book, originally published in 1962, helps the reader understand the sources of the confusion and controversy surrounding the Custer fight and the beginning of the legend. Custer and the Great Controversy was Robert M. Utley's debut, coming after six years of service as a ranger-historian at the Little Bighorn National Monument. His distinguished career as a historian has produced many books, including Frontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 1848-1865 and Frontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian, 1866-1891, both available as Bison Books. Brian W. Dippie is a professor of history at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, and the author of Custer's Last Stand: The Anatomy of an American Myth, also available in a Bison Books edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCuster and the Great Controversy was the first book to focus on the origins of what has come to be called the Custer myth. The Battle of the Little Bighorn has always been wrapped in mystery and controversy because none of Custer's men survived to tell what happened, because press accounts circulated much misinformation and editors politicized the event, because popular writers repeated the errors of journalists, because a court of inquiry resulted in bitter debate, and because Indian testimony was hard to gauge. This book, originally published in 1962, helps the reader understand the sources of the confusion and controversy surrounding the Custer fight and the beginning of the legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert M. Utley\u003c\/b\u003e is a preeminent historian of the West and the author of numerous award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of the Sioux Nation\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFrontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 1848-1865\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 1981); \u003ci\u003eBilly the Kid: A Short and Violent Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 1991); and \u003ci\u003eFrontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian, 1866-1891\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 1984). \u003cb\u003eBrian W. Dippie\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eCuster's Last Stand: The Anatomy of an American Myth\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 1994). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.02 x 5.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722887991359,"sku":"9780803295612","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f0dff515fd411dc1074cac6d85e31bd7.webp?v=1765097299","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/custer-and-the-great-controversy-the-origin-and-development-of-a-legend-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}