ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY, AND CUSTER'S LAST BATTLE: The Little Big Horn Reexamined. by Fox, Richard Allan Jr - (1993.)

Norman, OK:: University of Oklahoma Press,, (1993.). SIGNED -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Trade paperback. An award-winning study of this major battle in war between Native Americans and the US military. "'Custer's Last Stand' was neither the last of the fighting nor a stand. Using innovative and standard archaeological techniques, combined with historical documents and Indian eyewitness accounts, ..Fox vividly replays this battle in astonishing detail. Through bullets, spent cartridges, and other material data, [he] identifies combat positions and tracks soldiers and Indians across the battlefield. Guided by the history beneath our feet, and listening to the previously ignored Indian testimony, Fox reveals stories of panic and collapse." SIGNED by the author on the title page. Illustrated with maps, photographs, and drawings. Extensive notes, references, index. 411 pp.