{"product_id":"the-last-stand-custer-sitting-bull-and-the-battle-of-the-little-bighorn-9780143119609","title":"The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An engrossing and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNathaniel Philbrick, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Hurricane's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eValiant Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e, is a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Stand\u003c\/i\u003e is Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to the legend of Custer's Last Stand. Bringing a wealth of new information to his subject, as well as his characteristic literary flair, Philbrick details the collision between two American icons- George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull-that both parties wished to avoid, and brilliantly explains how the battle that ensued has been shaped and reshaped by national myth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathaniel Philbrick\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Heart of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Book Award; \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; \u003ci\u003eBunker Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the New England Book Award;\u003ci\u003e Sea of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Last Stand\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhy Read Moby Dick?\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eAway Off Shore\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Nantucket. His newest book, \u003ci\u003eValiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in May 2016.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50603679285522,"sku":"9780143119609","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_92899a3e-0ac3-499b-8dae-5271bd9978b2.jpg?v=1732249884","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-stand-custer-sitting-bull-and-the-battle-of-the-little-bighorn-9780143119609","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}