My Life on the Plains by General George Custer - Historical Western Memoir Book | Perfect for American History Buffs & Western Literature Enthusiasts

This narrative by General Custer is of course written in the conversation style of the time period and along with your imagination becomes a time machine allowing you to visit the U.S. frontier in the 1860s after the Civil War. It not only allows the reader to 'view' the daily activities of the military men in camp and afield as well as a glimpse into their families lives and the lives of other government officials and agencies that were intertwined with them; but also allows you to 'see' and get to know many of the members of the Cheyenne, Kiowa, Arapaho tribes. You will meet Santana, Little Robe, Yellow Bear, Lone Wolf, Pawnee Killer, Mah-wi-sa, Mo-nah-se-tah and others. You will see the amazing abilities of the indian warriors horsemanship and marksmanship while mounted. You will meet young Mr. Brewster on a quest to find his sister who was taken prisoner from her farm by an Indian raiding party. Anyone interested in how the equine possessions of the solders, citizens and natives were utilized, used and managed will also find this book most interesting. You will also get to know the colorful and sage scouts, such as 'California Joe' that were employed by the U.S. Cavalry and see the relationship that existed between them, the indians and the military. As an introduction to this human/earth mental diorama/drama, General Custer demonstrates his extraordinary descriptive writing skills with a geography lesson of the plains area or 'The Great American Desert'.