{"product_id":"a-complete-life-of-general-frederick-whittaker-9781646791422","title":"A Complete Life of General George A. Custer: Major-General of Volunteers; Brevet Major-General, U.S. Army; and Lieutenant-Colonel, Seventh U.S. Cavalr","description":"\u003cp\u003e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To the American people, whose liberties he so gallantly defended and especially to the American cavalry, past and present, whose greatest price and brightest ornament he was, I dedicate this memoir.\" --Frederick Whittaker, Dedication in A Complete Life of General George A. Custer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Complete Life of General George A. Custer--Major-General of Volunteers; Brevet Major-General, US Army; and Lieutenant-Colonel, Seventh US Cavalry\u003c\/em\u003e, is the first biography of General George A. Custer published in 1876, six months after Custer's defeat at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was with assistance of Libbie Custer, General Custer's wife, that author Frederick Whittaker wrote this extensive biography, in which he presents Custer as a brilliant and heroic military leader. This image set the tone for future biographers and continued for decades in the American public mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Whittaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646791428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646791422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.51d","brand":"Frederick Whittaker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993164054783,"sku":"9781646791422","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2258b3fe-ef07-43fd-9643-5a90b66e2d74.jpg?v=1683322864","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-complete-life-of-general-frederick-whittaker-9781646791422","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}