My Life on the Plains
Written by George Armstrong Custer
Narrated by LibriVox Community
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My Life on the Plains is an autobiographical first-hand account of the Indian Wars of 1867-1869, detailing the winter campaign of 1868 in which Custer led the 7th US cavalry against the Cheyenne indians. The book is a historical document of the perspectives and attitudes of it's age and author as well as an account of army life during the expeditions of the Indian Wars. Expect a fair amount of masculine bravado, historical fact-bending and quite a few stomach-turning descriptions of violence from both the indians and the cavalry. (Summary by Illiterati)
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wow! Who knew that General C was so articulate and such an accomplished storyteller? Not I, but I have now learned.
I have long been a student of the U.S.’s relationship with Native Americans. I have mostly thought that the White Man was overwhelmingly in the wrong, but, now, seeing the many conflicts from a white person’s perspective and from someone with close insight to what the real story was, I now understand that there is much blame/responsibility for the horrible atrocities for both sides to share.