George Armstrong Custer. The name evokes instant recognition among Americans and people around the world. No figure in the history of the American West has more powerfully moved the human imagination. This new; lavishly illustrated book combines over 300 photographs and paintings; many in color; with a revised edition of Robert M. Utley’s classic biography; Cavalier in Buckskin.Drawing on twelve years of additional research on Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Bighorn; Utley has dramatically changed his original interpretations of Custer’s Last Stand in this revised edition; and has brought the reference list completely up to date for the benefit of students; scholars; and western history buffs.Bringing to life vivid images of the western military frontier; Custer presents George Armstrong Custer; the man and the legend; and illuminates the challenges he faced in warfare with the Indians of the Great Plains.
#2897045 in Books University of Oklahoma Press 1987-03-15Original language:SpanishPDF # 1 10.00 x 1.00 x 7.00l; 1.71 #File Name: 0806120312406 pages
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. REVIEW of Alarcon's TreatiseBy Tom FrederiksenREVIEW: If you have an interest in Mexica incantations; Mexica medicine; or first hand accounts of the every day life of the Mexica; this editorial team has translated one of the best source books you can find. Written in 1629 by Alcaron as a guide to understanding the Mexica religion and beliefs that were hampering the conversion of the Indians.Alcaron's goal was to prepare other Catholic Priests by education of the past. Along the way; Alcaron wrote a fascinating collection of various incantations used by the Mexica for such things as blessing a fishing net to curing a broken heart. His attention to Mexica herbal medicine along with generous recent research by the editorial team; has combined to serve as a textbook on the subject.The book is easily read and the incantations are in Nahuatl as well as paraphrased in English. Some of the more interesting incantations related are: About the Incantation and Spell of Those Who Rig Lime Kilns; About the Incantation or Witchcraft That They Use in Order to Hunt; Beginning with the Hunting of Fowls; About Fortune-telling with the Hands. Further contains a host of incantations for medical purposes including; belly pains; bone fractures; and others simple and complex illnesses.Appendices attached to this book are full of information relating to place names and linguistic terms that will be of interest to a serious reader. Of interest is the attention to the breakdown of the meaning of the Nahuatl terms to the root level. This work will leave you questioning traditionally accepted terminology and academically accepted myth.
