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Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors |  | Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher: Anchor
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Anchor Books Trade Pbk. Ed
Pages: 560
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0385479662
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.820922
EAN: 9780385479660
ASIN: 0385479662
Publication Date: May 1, 1996
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A dual portrait of the leader of the Oglala Sioux and the general of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry in 1876 cites the battle of June 25 and chronicles the sometimes striking similarities in the lives of both men. Reprint. LJ.
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 Crazy Horse and custer December 1, 2009
Randall L. Turner (Murray, Utah USA)
This was one of the best books by Ambrose that I have read, I really enjoyed it and could hardly put it down once I started reading it.
Parallel Myth? August 11, 2009
L. C. Robinson (Fountain Valley, CA USA)
I believe this is one of the better books Ambrose has written. I have read and reread till the pages are falling out. Drawing comparisons to such larger than life characters as Custer and Crazy Horse is no mean feat, especially on the Crazy Horse side.
We have histories (oral traditions) of many Native Americans that have been confirmed by modern historians in many particulars. Not so Crazy Horse. During his lifetime he did not allow - as far as anyone knows - a single photograph of his likeness taken. He was not a bellicose man. He did not brag of his exploits. He left the courageous deeds of his life to be told by his contemporaries. Simply put Crazy Horse was a modest man nonetheless one of the most amazing personalities ever to inhabit the prairies of the West as was Custer.
Both men have become mythical figures and to separate the truth from the myth without degrading their spirit is a trick that Ambrose has pulled off brilliantly.
If you have an interest in Americans and American Indians of the mid to late 19th century you will undoubtedly enjoy this history and find it a special place in your library.
CRAZY HORSE AND CUSTER April 10, 2009
Richard J. Gurska (Minnesota)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This excellent text truly "compares and contrasts" the worlds and lives of two very similar men. I've learned many things about the Oglala Sioux culture, ranging from their ways of child rearing to their methods of warfare.
In addition to the thorough telling of numerous steps, missteps, lucky outcomes and blunders one would expect in such a book, Stephen E. Ambrose weaves a masterful tapestry of the period studied and the men created by these times.
dated but good March 1, 2009
Michael Osborn (fabius new york state)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was surprising to me that the author never referred to the Lakota tribe - instead it was always referred to as Sioux. I think everything else has already been touched on by other critiques. This is a must read book if you are ever planning on visiting the high plains area or want a better understanding of George Custer.
Crazy Horse and Custer November 18, 2008
John Berry
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well written easy read. If you like history it is very well done. I loved the comparison of how each of these people grew up and how thier lives finally came together.
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