Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors

by Stephen E. Ambrose Narrated by Richard Ferrone

Overview

The full story of what led Crazy Horse and Custer to that fateful day at the Little Bighorn, from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose.
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On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611* U.S. Army soldiers rode toward the*banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana*Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle.**The lives of two great warriors would soon be*forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader*of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Armstrong*Custer of the Seventh Cavalry. Both were men of aggression and supreme*courage. Both had become leaders in their societies at*very early ages; both had been stripped of power, and in*disgrace had worked to earn back the respect of*their people. And to both of them, the unspoiled*grandeur of the Great Plains of North America was an*irresistible challenge. Their parallel lives would*pave the way, in a manner unknown to either, for*an inevitable clash between two nations fighting*for possession of the open*prairie.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Military historian Ambrose examines the connections between the Indian chief and the cavalry officer who fought at Little Bighorn. (June)

Baltimore Sun

An epic and accurate retelling of one of our country's most tragic periods.

From the Publisher

"Movingly told and well written . . . a fine  contribution, one that will be read with pleasure and  admiration by general reader, student and scholar  alike. Ambrose has breathed new life into the  familiar facts."—Library  Journal

"An epic and accurate retelling  of one of our country's most tragic  periods."—Baltimore Sun

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169529333
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	10/18/2016
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	1,187,885

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