They Died With Custer
Soldiers' Bones from the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century, Military, United States, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Douglas D. Scott, P. Willey, Melissa A. Connor | ISBN: | 9780806150154 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press | Publication: | July 10, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University of Oklahoma Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Douglas D. Scott, P. Willey, Melissa A. Connor |
| ISBN: | 9780806150154 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Publication: | July 10, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Language: | English |
Dead men tell no tales, and the soldiers who rode and died with George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn have been silent statistics for more than a hundred years. By blending historical sources, archaeological evidence, and painstaking analysis of the skeletal remains, Douglas D. Scott, P. Willey, and Melissa A. Connor reconstruct biographies of many of the individual soldiers, identifying age, height, possible race, state of health, and the specific way each died. They also link reactions to the battle over the years to shifts in American views regarding the appropriate treatment of the dead.
Dead men tell no tales, and the soldiers who rode and died with George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn have been silent statistics for more than a hundred years. By blending historical sources, archaeological evidence, and painstaking analysis of the skeletal remains, Douglas D. Scott, P. Willey, and Melissa A. Connor reconstruct biographies of many of the individual soldiers, identifying age, height, possible race, state of health, and the specific way each died. They also link reactions to the battle over the years to shifts in American views regarding the appropriate treatment of the dead.
