TENTING ON THE PLAINS 1887 HC/1st Edition George Custer Libbie Indian Wars RARE

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TENTING ON THE PLAINS 1887 HC/1st Edition George Custer Libbie Indian Wars RARE :
$349.95

TENTING THE PLAINS, 1887.

\"or General Custer in Kansas and Texas\"

Written by Mrs. E.B. Custer. Also known asElizabeth \"Libbie\" Custer. Published by Charles L. Webster & Company, New York. FIRST EDITION. All702 pages are assumed present and attached. Frontispiece is steel engraving of General Custer with facsimile signature. Illustrated with 28 wood engravings and maps.No dust jacket.

Approximate Dimensions: 6.25\" x 9.25\"

Condition Description: forest green hardcover cloth book. Crossed Seventh Cavalry guidons centered on front board still with vibrant colors of blue, green and red with crisp gilt staffs. Bright gilt crossed sabers on the upper right corner. Edges of boards are canted or beveled with edge wear. Corners are rounded and in some cases slightly worn. Spine is strong and firm, rubbed at the head and the baseas well as minimally cocked.Bright crisp gilt title, author and publisher letteringon the spine along with a vertical cavalry saber that extends the length of the spine. Secondary title is blind-stamped on the spine and readable. Front and rear pastedowns areperiod floral design. Front and rear gutters have some separation with gauze showing. Frontispiece of General Custer attached and protected by small piece of paper inserted by prior owner; no tissue guard. Sporadic foxing of pages. Binding threads visible several places in the book but all pages remain attached. Finger dirt prevalent and inadvertent tears found in several instances. Pages are browned as well as along the edges. The book does have a slight musty smell but it is not overwhelming and does not detract from the overallpresentation of the book.

Perhaps General Custer’s most fervent defender, Elizabeth Custer wrote this book as part of a trilogy of autobiographical works focusing heavily on her husband. In Tenting on the Plains, which has been credited with “adding greatly to the Custer legend,” Elizabeth Custer described “their marriage and experiences in the Civil War and subsequent Indian campaigns”. It chronicles the period from 1865 when Custer left the Army of the Potomac to travel through Texas, New Orleans and the western frontier.

Elizabeth Bacon Custer (April 8, 1842 – April 4, 1933) was the wife of General George Armstrong Custer. She spent most of their marriage in relatively close proximity to him despite his numerous military campaigns as a commanding officer in the United States Cavalry. After his death, she became an outspoken advocate for her husband\'s legacy through her popular books and lectures. Largely as a result of her endless campaigning on his behalf, Custer\'s iconic portrayal as the gallant fallen hero amid the glory of \'Custer\'s Last Stand\' was a canon of American history for almost a century after his death.

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