{"product_id":"the-last-stand-nathaniel-philbrick-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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathaniel Philbrick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143119605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143119609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e138175 \/ Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Big Horn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Nathaniel Philbrick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052191740159,"sku":"9780143119609","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e629dca8-cce4-44e0-ae14-dede74921422.jpg?v=1685017453","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-stand-nathaniel-philbrick-9780143119609","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}