My life on the plains or Personal Experiences with Indians, 1874

General Custer’s memoirs of My Life on the Plains. Purple cloth with wear and tear, title in gilt with buffalo head in gilt. Illustrated with 8 full page woodcut engravings including a frontispiece of Custer with tissue cover. Inside pages are bright and clear and in very good condition. Published in 1874 before the infamous “Custer’s Last Stand” of General Custer at Little Big Horn; this work details his military exploits in the American Indian Wars. It’s considered a valuable piece of primary source information. The legend of General George Armstrong Custer was much of his own making, in that he was known to covet the media and encourage the media and encourage coverage of his military exploits. His legend was also cultivated after his death by his wife.

Condition: This book is in very good condition, especially in consideration of its age (published in 1874). The cloth hard cover casing has experienced noticeable and extensive wear and tear to the cloth as well as along the edges and binding. Hard cover is still intact. Pages, print and illustrations are all in excellent condition: they are clear and bright with minimal tearing or damage.

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