{"product_id":"the-widowed-ones-chris-enss-9781493045945","title":"The Widowed Ones: Beyond the Battle of the Little Bighorn","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere weren't many women in the late 1800s who had the opportunity to accompany their husbands on adventures that were so exciting they seemed fictitious. Such was the case for the women married to the officers in General George Armstrong Custer's Seventh Cavalry. There were seven officers' wives. They were all good friends who traveled from post to post with one another along with their spouses. Of the seven widows, Elizabeth Custer was the most well-known. As the wife of the commanding officer, Libbie felt it was her duty to be present when the officer's wives at Fort Lincoln were told their husbands had been killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe women were overwhelmed with letters of condolence. Most people were sincere in their expressions of sorrow over the widows' loss. Others were ghoulish souvenir hunters requesting articles of their husbands' clothing and personal weapons as keepsakes. The press was preoccupied with how the wives of the deceased officers were handling their grief. During the first year after the tragic event, reporters sought them out to learn how they were coping, what plans they had for the future, and what, if anything, they knew about the battle itself. The widows were able to soldier through the scrutiny because they had one another. They confided in each other, cried without apologizing, and discussed their desperate financial situations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe friendship the bereaved widows had with one another proved to be a critical source of support. The transition from being officers' wives living at various forts on the wild frontier to being single women with homes of their own was a difficult adjustment. Without one another to depend upon, the time might have been more of a struggle. The Widowed Ones: Beyond the Battle of the Little Bighorn tells the stories of these women and the unique bond they shared through never-before-seen materials from the Elizabeth Custer Library and Museum at Garryowen, Montana, including letters to and from politicians and military leaders to the widows, fellow soldiers and critics of George Custer to the widows, and letters between the widows themselves about when the women first met, the men they married, and their attempts to persevere after the tragedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Enss, Howard Kazanjian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493045946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493045945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Two Dot Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.14w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Honorable Mention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/06\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/10\/2022","brand":"Chris Enss","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980538118399,"sku":"9781493045945","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9cb791fe-1bf7-4bf2-b3d2-e356bb5fc38b.jpg?v=1683250475","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-widowed-ones-chris-enss-9781493045945","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}