An accessible and authoritative overview of the scholarship that has shaped our understanding of one of the most iconic battles in the history of the American West.

Table of Contents

• List of Illustrations
• Notes on Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• The Indians of the Northern Plains
• The Lakota Sioux
• The Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho
• Patriot Chiefs
• The Native Way of War
• Auxiliaries and Scouts
• The Policies of War and Peace
• The Policies of War and Peace
• Forts on the Northern Plains
• Army Life
• Women and Dependents
• Technology and Tactics
• The Making of George Armstrong Custer
• A Young General
• Commander in the West
• The 7th Cavalry
• Elizabeth Bacon Custer
• Into the Valley
• The Convergence
• The Reno-Benteen Site
• Custer's Fight
• The Aftermath
• The Last Stand of Myth and Memory
• Native Traditions
• The Press
• Popular Culture
• Reenacting the Battle
• The Legacy of Archaeology
• A National Monument
• The Battle of History