In the election year of 1876 the Battle of the Little Big Horn was horrifyingly fresh to opinion makers, who divided along political lines in assigning blame. The late General George A. Custer, who had been a Democrat with aspirations to high office, was more pilloried than praised by President Grant and influential editors of Republican newspapers. Coming to the defense of Custer was Frederick Whittaker, who less than six months after the disaster published this first biography of him. A Complete Life was the beginning of a legend, and Whittaker did more than anyone else except Libby Custer to make the flamboyant Boy General a permanent resident of the national consciousness. Quite aside from its contribution to the public image of Custer, this important book placed him and his associates against a concrete background of onrushing events. Drawing on newspaper reports and the general's own words, Whittaker captures the excitement of the era. In Volume 1 a boy's life in Ohio is made immediate. Then Custer's escapades as a cadet at West Point (where he was called Fanny because of his golden locks), his courtship of Judge Bacon's saucy daughter, and his singular service as a cavalryman in the Civil War are described in vivid circumstantial detail. From the first Battle of Bull Run through Gettysburg and the Virginia campaign he is seen in action, conspicuously defying death and winning promotion. Volume 2 deals with Custer's fighting in the West, ending with a memorable description of his last stand at the Little Big Horn in June 1876.The introduction to Volume 1 is by Gregory J. W. Urwin, who won praise for Custer Victorious: The Civil War Battles of General George Armstrong Custer, also a Bison Book.

A Complete Life of General George A. Custer, Volume 1: Through the Civil War

Biographies & Memoirs

Whittaker, Frederick

Historical

University Of Nebraska Press

<div>This first biography of General George A. Custer was published late in 1876, only months after the disaster at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. A Complete Life was the beginning of a legend, and Frderick Whittaker did more than anyone else except Libby Custer to make the flamboyant Boy General a permanent resident of the national consciousness. Quite aside&nbsp;from its contribution to the public image of Custer, this important book placed him and his associates against a concrete background of onrushing events. Drawing on newspaper reports and the general's own words, Whittaker captures the excitement of the era. Continuing the story of Custer from Volume 1, which dealt with his childhood in Ohio, cadetship at West Point, courtship of Elizabeth Bacon, and service as a cavalryman in the Civil War, Volume 2 takes Custer west to head up the newly created Seventh Cavalry and fight the Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Kiowas, and Sioux. Whittaker gives full scope to Custer's brushes with authority, his changeable relations with his troops, and his famous expeditions, ending with a memorable description of his last stand at the Little Big Horn in June 1876. </div>

A Complete Life of General George A. Custer, Volume 2: From Appomattox to the Little Big Horn

In the election year of 1876 the Battle of the Little Big Horn was horrifyingly fresh to opinion makers, who divided along political lines in assigning blame. The late General George A. Custer, who had been a Democrat with aspirations to high office, was more pilloried than praised by President Grant and influential editors of Republican newspapers. Coming to the defense of Custer was Frederick Whittaker, who less than six months after the disaster published this first biography of him. A Complete Life was the beginning of a legend, and Whittaker did more than anyone else except Libby Custer to make the flamboyant Boy General a permanent resident of the national consciousness. 
Quite aside from its contribution to the public image of Custer, this important book placed him and his associates against a concrete background of onrushing events. Drawing on newspaper reports and the general's own words, Whittaker captures the excitement of the era. In Volume 1 a boy's life in Ohio is made immediate. Then Custer's escapades as a cadet at West Point (where he was called Fanny because of his golden locks), his courtship of Judge Bacon's saucy daughter, and his singular service as a cavalryman in the Civil War are described in vivid circumstantial detail. From the first Battle of Bull Run through Gettysburg and the Virginia campaign he is seen in action, conspicuously defying death and winning promotion. Volume 2 deals with Custer's fighting in the West, ending with a memorable description of his last stand at the Little Big Horn in June 1876.
The introduction to Volume 1 is by Gregory J. W. Urwin, who won praise for Custer Victorious: The Civil War Battles of General George Armstrong Custer, also a Bison Book.

Bison Books

This first biography of General George A. Custer was published late in 1876, only months after the disaster at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. A Complete Life was the beginning of a legend, and Frderick Whittaker did more than anyone else except Libby Custer to make the flamboyant Boy General a permanent resident of the national consciousness. 
Quite aside from its contribution to the public image of Custer, this important book placed him and his associates against a concrete background of onrushing events. Drawing on newspaper reports and the general's own words, Whittaker captures the excitement of the era. Continuing the story of Custer from Volume 1, which dealt with his childhood in Ohio, cadetship at West Point, courtship of Elizabeth Bacon, and service as a cavalryman in the Civil War, Volume 2 takes Custer west to head up the newly created Seventh Cavalry and fight the Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Kiowas, and Sioux. Whittaker gives full scope to Custer's brushes with authority, his changeable relations with his troops, and his famous expeditions, ending with a memorable description of his last stand at the Little Big Horn in June 1876.

A Complete Life of General George A. Custer

A COMPLETE LIFE OF GENERAL GEORGE A. CUSTER is the sixth volume 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 collection of historical works, edited to a modern reading experience and supplemented with archived and contemporary photography. Written by Frederick Whittaker, the original Custer biographer, A COMPLETE LIFE OF GENERAL GEORGE A. CUSTER is one of the most complete accountings of the legendary General’s life. Whittaker entered the project expecting the brash, vain officer often portrayed by hostile media at the time. Before he was finished, he came to believe that General Custer had served his country with distinction, and that the many military and political enemies who surrounded Custer were largely responsible for tarnishing his name, and potentially responsible for his death at the Little Bighorn. Whittaker became so convinced of a conspiracy that he successfully partnered with Elizabeth Custer, the general’s widow, to lobby Congress for an official inquiry into the events of the fateful last battle. This fascinating story allows us to experience history in the words and visions of those who made it. Other books in the History in Words and Pictures series include My Life on the Plains, by General Custer himself.

A Complete Life of General George A. Custer: Major-General of Volunteers; Brevet Major-General, U.S. Army; Lieutenant-Colonel Seventh U.S. Cavalry (History in Words and Pictures)

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The Cadet Button: A Novel of American Army Life

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Nabu Press

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A Complete Life of General George A. Custer (1876)

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A Popular Life Of General George A. Custer (1876)

A Complete Life Of General George A. Custer (1876)

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A Complete Life of General George A. Custer, Volume 1: Through the Civil War

A Complete Life of General George A. Custer, Volume 2: From Appomattox to the Little Big Horn

A Complete Life of General George A. Custer, Volume 1: Through the Civil War

A Complete Life of General George A. Custer, Volume 2: From Appomattox to the Little Big Horn

A Complete Life of General George A. Custer

A Complete Life of General George A. Custer: Major-General of Volunteers; Brevet Major-General, U.S. Army; Lieutenant-Colonel Seventh U.S. Cavalry (History in Words and Pictures)

The Cadet Button: A Novel of American Army Life

A Complete Life of General George A. Custer (1876)

A Popular Life Of General George A. Custer (1876)

A Complete Life Of General George A. Custer (1876)