Brief description:
From the dust jacket:
The Battle of the Little Bighorn is one of the most thefamous and controversial events in American history. In A Road We Do Nor Know. Chiaventone‘s deeply felt and vividly written first novel, the battle and its panicipants are presented with the narrative power that derives from profound under standing and extraordinary research. Also, Chiaventone is the first. writer to give equal emphasis to the Seventh Cavalry and their Sioux opponents. Combining the intensity of truth and historical fact with the dramatic range of fiction, this memorable novel takes us, along with Custer, Sitting Bull, Reno, Crazy Horse, Benteen, .Gall, and the many other fighters on both sides.
The Battle of the Little Bighorn is one of the most thefamous and controversial events in American history. In A Road We Do Nor Know. Chiaventone‘s deeply felt and vividly written first novel, the battle and its panicipants are presented with the narrative power that derives from profound under standing and extraordinary research. Also, Chiaventone is the first. writer to give equal emphasis to the Seventh Cavalry and their Sioux opponents. Combining the intensity of truth and historical fact with the dramatic range of fiction, this memorable novel takes us, along with Custer, Sitting Bull, Reno, Crazy Horse, Benteen, .Gall, and the many other fighters on both sides.
Publication
Simon & Schuster (1996), Edition: First Edition, 336 pages
Original publication date
1996