Bibliograph

Thieves' road, the Black Hills betrayal and Custer's path to Little Bighorn, Terry Mort

Type

Label

Thieves' road, the Black Hills betrayal and Custer's path to Little Bighorn, Terry Mort

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Thieves' road

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

879915680

Responsibility statement

Terry Mort

Sub title

the Black Hills betrayal and Custer's path to Little Bighorn

Table Of Contents

War, taxes and the lure of gold -- Gold in Montana, disaster in Wyoming -- The adversaries -- The Gilded Age -- Politics, philanthropy and corruption -- The Northern Pacific Railroad -- Custer agonistes -- The Yellowstone Expedition -- The Yellowstone battles -- Anatomy of a crash -- Build-up -- Soldiers, scouts and scientists -- Alkali and comets, grass and stars -- In the moon of black cherries -- Homeward bound -- Invasion

Classification