After Custer

Description:

Hedren is the first scholar to examine the events of 1876-77 and their aftermath as a whole, taking into account relationships among military leaders, the building of forts, and the army's efforts to memorialize the war and its victims. Woven into his narrative are the voices of those who witnessed such events as the burial of Custer, the laying of railroad track, or the sudden surround of a buffalo herd. Their personal testimonies lend both vibrancy and pathos to this story of irreversible change in Sioux Country.

subjects: United States. Army. Infantry,  United States. Army. Cavalry,  Government relations,  Historical geography,  Dakota Indians,  Influence,  Wars, 1876,  United States,  Cheyenne Indians,  History,  United states, army, history,  United states, army, infantry,  Indians of north america, history,  Indians of north america, wars,  Indians of north america, government relations,  Great plains, history,  Black Hills War, 1876-1877

Places: Great Plains

Times: 19th century