Brief description:
As favor to the beautiful actress Mary Deschenes, Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer hires her eighteen-year-old son Allen Winslow as an aide for his 1876 campaign against the Sioux and Cheyenne. Traveling west against his will, AIIen finds himself on a train in the company of Addie Grace Lord, sixteen, sister of one of Custer's regimental surgeons. The two fall in love. They arrive at Fort Lincoln in time to meet all the major
players in the famous events before they unfold. In a few days, Addie Grace watches Allen and her brother ride out with Custer's Seventh Cavalry. Through letters, AIIen conveys to Addie the details of the epic westward adventure until, weeks later in Montana, the Seventh brings its quarry to bay beside the river called the Little Bighorn.
Little Bighorn illuminates the weeks surrounding the tragic march of the Seventh into the fateful valley, as seen through the eyes of young Winslow. It is at once a love story, a coming-of-age story, a stunning work of historical fiction, and a remarkable portrait of one of the most mystifying men in American history.
players in the famous events before they unfold. In a few days, Addie Grace watches Allen and her brother ride out with Custer's Seventh Cavalry. Through letters, AIIen conveys to Addie the details of the epic westward adventure until, weeks later in Montana, the Seventh brings its quarry to bay beside the river called the Little Bighorn.
Little Bighorn illuminates the weeks surrounding the tragic march of the Seventh into the fateful valley, as seen through the eyes of young Winslow. It is at once a love story, a coming-of-age story, a stunning work of historical fiction, and a remarkable portrait of one of the most mystifying men in American history.
Publication
Arcade (2014), Edition: Reprint, 322 pages
Original publication date
2014
Genres
Collection
Physical description
310 p.