{"product_id":"the-last-stand-custer-sitting-bull-and-the-battle-of-the-little-bighorn-9780143119609","title":"The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An engrossing and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNathaniel Philbrick, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Hurricane's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eValiant Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e, is a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Stand\u003c\/i\u003e is Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to the legend of Custer's Last Stand. Bringing a wealth of new information to his subject, as well as his characteristic literary flair, Philbrick details the collision between two American icons- George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull-that both parties wished to avoid, and brilliantly explains how the battle that ensued has been shaped and reshaped by national myth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143119609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/22\/2011 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/22\/2011 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e138175 \/ Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Big Horn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 23\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nathaniel Philbrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634916913308,"sku":"9780143119609","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e7d1e6bf-246c-41f4-b708-b7a398fb932e.jpg?v=1603838007","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-last-stand-custer-sitting-bull-and-the-battle-of-the-little-bighorn-9780143119609","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}