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An absorbing account of the expedition.... An exceptional study of both Custer's mission and the variety of forces that led to it. . . . An excellent history of both the Black Hills Expedition and the times in which it occurred. --On Point: The Journal of Army History A comprehensive, discerning, carefully researched, and readable account . . . . Indispensable reading. --Michigan War Studies Review Mort's delightful prose will entice readers of history, geography, Native American studies and sociology. All will revel in the feeling of being in the Dakotas at the end of the 19th century. --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

Praise for prior books by Mort: [This] lucid, often beautifully written book is a pleasure to read. - Wall Street Journal Meticulously written. Mort makes a fascinating read of every subject he takes up. -The Associated Press

Mort's enlightening works about Native Americans are remarkable not only for their depth, but also the poetic beauty of his descriptions of their lives, religions and cultures . Mort's delightful prose will entice readers of history, geography, Native American studies and sociology. All will revel in the feeling of being in the Dakotas at the end of the 19th century. -Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

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Terry Mort is the author of The Wrath of Cochise (Pegasus, 2013), The Hemingway Patrols (Scribner, 2009), a book on fly fishing, and edited anthologies of Mark Twain, Jack London, and Zane Grey (Lyons Press). The Wrath of Cochise was widely praised and received excellent reviews in the Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly. The Hemingway Patrols, also widely praised, was Amazon's best book of the month in August 2009.

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