They Died With Custer: Soldiers' Bones from the Battle of the Little Bighorn
by Douglas D. Scott, P. Willey, Melissa A. Connor
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Author: Douglas D. Scott, Melissa A. Connor, P. WilleyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-09-09
ISBN: 0806135077
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
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Book Review: A Very Thorough and Precise Study
Summary: 5 Stars
Among all of the books I have on the archeaology of the Little Bighorn, my library would not be complete with out this one concerning the findings from those digs.
It is well written. It is very technical and not the kind of book a causual reader would enjoy. It is , however, the kind of book a very serious student of the subject will enjoy. Although I was not present for any of the digs as a volunteer, I have kept up with them by purchasing many other books related. I have visted the battlefield several times of the years and even met a few of the poeple mentioned in the book. This all of course, makes it of special interest to me. I would highly reccomend this book to anyone with a very serious interest in the anthropology concerning the members of the 7th U.S. Cavalry who participated in the battle in 1876. There are some very important comparisons with other remains that were studied from several other areas of the Western expansion to arrive at a picture of what these men were really like. As the book concludes, this was not a period that was quite so romantic as many people have imagined. It was a very tough life in a harsh environment. For the advanced "Custer Buff" or historian, this is a must have book.
Summary of They Died With Custer: Soldiers' Bones from the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Dead men tell no tales, and the soldiers who rode and died with George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn have been silent statistics for more than a hundred years. By blending historical sources, archaeological evidence, and painstaking analysis of the skeletal remains, Douglas D. Scott, P. Willey, and Melissa A. Connor reconstruct biographies of many of the individual soldiers, identifying age, height, possible race, state of health, and the specific way each died. They also link reactions to the battle over the years to shifts in American views regarding the appropriate treatment of the dead.
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