Custer: A Photographic Biography

This captivating full-color volume traces the life of one of American history's most controversial figures, from his childhood home in Ohio, to the Civil War battlefields where he led Union forces, to the western prairies of his Indian Campaigns, to the infamous Montana ridge where he died. Readers will find here a concise yet multifaceted protrait of George Armstrong Custer: lackluster student, dedicated soldier, affectionate husband, and fiery but doomed leader. In pointing their camera at the places he stood or looked upon, the Moellers open a unique doorway into Custer's world. Once inside, we see him less as either hero or villian, and more as simply a man.