{"product_id":"lakota-noon-the-indian-narrative-of-custers-defeat-9780878423491","title":"Lakota Noon: The Indian Narrative of Custer's Defeat","description":"\"With careful attention to his book's subtitle, Michno presents the most important surviving testimony of Cheyenne and Lakota Sioux participants in the 1876 Little Bighorn battle. He follows the virtual minute-by-minute approach successfully used in John S. Gray's Centennial Campaign (CH, May'77) to describe events in meticulous detail. Michno's intimate knowledge of the battlefield, as well as his close reading of white accounts and recent archaeological investigations, helps bring the conflict into sharper focus. He also discusses many of the long-standing controversies about the number of warriors in the encampment, the weaponry arrayed on both sides, the movements of various companies and even individual soldiers, the exploits of specific Indian warriors, and the probable casualties. For this reason, the frequent content footnotes must be read in their entirety because they deal historiographically with the points of dispute and conflicting testimony. A final chapter traces the lives of some of the most prominent Indian participants during the decades after the battle. Although intended for the specialist who is well grounded in the literature, this book can be enjoyed by anyone interested in the story of Plains Indian warfare or 19th-century military history.\"--M. L. Tate, University of Nebraska at Omaha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichno, Gregory F.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Gregory F. Michno is the author of \u003ci\u003eLakota Noon: The Indian Narrative of Custer's Defeat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of E Troop: Custer's Gray Horse Company at the Little Bighorn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Indian Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForgotten Fights\u003c\/i\u003e all published by Mountain Press, as well as \u003ci\u003eUSS Pampanito: Killer-Angel\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Oklahoma Press), \u003ci\u003eDeath on the Hellships\u003c\/i\u003e (Naval Institute), and \u003ci\u003eBattle at Sand Creek: The Military Perspecitve\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written numerous articles in \u003ci\u003eMontana: The Magazine of Western History, Journal of the West, Wild West\u003c\/i\u003e, and other western history publications.\u003cbr\u003eA member of the Western History Association, Order of the Indian Wars, Little Big Horn Associates, and several other organizations, Michno holds a master's degree in history from the University of Northern Colorado. He lives with his wife, Susan Michno, in Longmont, Colorado.","brand":"Mountain Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649916375314,"sku":"9780878423491","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_15d75f50-a656-4724-a4ad-f577b7ed787e.jpg?v=1733277041","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lakota-noon-the-indian-narrative-of-custers-defeat-9780878423491","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}