This weekend marks the 147th anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn—also known as ‘Custer’s Last Stand’—a chapter in U.S. history that some historians are arguing needs a rewrite. The story ...

Like everything else about General George Custer, his martyrdom was shrouded in controversy and contradictions. The final act of his larger-than-life career played out on a grand stage with a ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.

Extract from a letter written by General Custer to his wife: "Stockade" on the Yellowstone, September 6, 1873. I think I told you in my letter of eighty pages about my chasing elk four miles and ...

Photo Lot 166, William R. Pywell photographs from the Yellowstone Expedition, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. Extract from a letter written by General Custer to his wife: ...

a convergence of bright colors with enduring themes such as celebrity, disaster, repetition, myth, and mass media.” — Susan Barnett, Margaret and Dick Scarlett ...