Robert Marshall Utley is a distinguished historian whose writings illuminate the rich history of the American West. His extensive body of work delves deeply into this pivotal era of American past. Fellow historians laud Utley as the preeminent scholar of the 19th-century American frontier, a testament to his profound contributions recognized by a prestigious award bearing his name for excellence in frontier military history.
This book answers the question: What happened after the landing of the Mayflower that caused the conflicts between the white man and the red man, which spread across the continent and increased in savagery?
An offficial history and guide to the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Southeastern Montana, where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Cavalry were defeated by Teton Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Indians.
The dramatic events of the final half-century of conflict between Indians and whites in the American West are presented here as a history of two peoples seemingly destined never to understand each other. Utley interprets this conflict from a dual perspective: re-creating events from the Indian viewpoint while also providing an objective appraisal of why the nineteenth-century white man acted as he did. This even-handed approach to a tragic period of American history results in a memorable study of impressive scope and penetrating insight.