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Lehman's is a well-researched, eloquently presented, attractive narrative that embraces historical matters of great depth and breadth. This is not a book about tactics; it is, rather, a volume that deals with the larger forces of history. Yet Lehman retains a sensitivity to the telling details throughout.--Ron McCoy Center for Great Plains Studies

For interested but uninitiated readers who wish to learn about the topic, this fast moving and well-written survey will be ideal * Booklist * Written in a flowing narrative, Lehman's book makes for fascinating, if somber, reading. -- Mary Pickett * Billings Gazette * Even if you've sworn off Custer books, give this one a try. It's a quick and entertaining read, yet satisfyingly thorough. -- Jim Larson * Billings Outpost * Accessible to lay readers and historians alike, with a far-reaching eye to the conflict's legacy . . . Highly recommended. * Midwest Book Review * This beautifully written monograph offers new perspectives on the various causes, consequences, and legacies of the battle . . . Lehman reminds readers that the stories told about the bloodshed at the Little Bighorn in June 1876 reveal a good deal about who Americans were and what they might become. * Choice * Lehman's is a well-researched, eloquently presented, attractive narrative that embraces historical matters of great depth and breadth. This is not a book about tactics; it is, rather, a volume that deals with the larger forces of history. Yet Lehman retains a sensitivity to the telling details throughout. -- Ron McCoy * Center for Great Plains Studies *

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Tim Lehman is a professor of history at Rocky Mountain College and the author of Public Values, Private Lands: Federal Farmland Protection Policy, 1933-1985.

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