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In this thrilling narrative history of George Armstrong Custers death at the Little Bighorn, award-winning historian Thom Hatch puts to rest the questions and conspiracies that have made Custers last stand one of the most misunderstood events in American history. Whilenumerous historians have investigated the battle, what happened on those plains hundreds of miles from even a whisper of civilization has been obscured by intrigue and deception starting with the very first shots fired. Custers death and the defeat of the 7th Calvary by the Sioux was a shock to a nation that had come to believe that its westward expansion was a matter of destiny.Whilethe first reports defended Custer, many have come to judgehim by this single event, leveling claims of racism, disobedience, and incompetence.