Elizabeth Bacon Custer and the Making of a Myth

Elizabeth Bacon Custer and the Making of a Myth by Shirley A Leckie. Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, 1993. 1st Edition1st Printing. Hardbound in Glassine Protected DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Fine DJ. Discarded Library Book. 419 Pgs. ISBN 0806125012. LCCN 92-50717. George Armstrong Custer's death in 1876 at the Battle of the Little Bighorn left Elizabeth Bacon Custer a thirty-four-year-old widow whose debts greatly out-weighed her financial resources. By the time she died - fifty-seven years later, on Park Avenue - she had achieved economic security, recognition as an author and lecturer, and the respect of numerous public figures. Furthermore, she had built the Custer legend, an idealized image of her husband as a boy's hero: a brilliant military commander, a solid Christian, a patriot, and a family man without personal failings. Elizabeth Bacon Custer and the Making of a Myth explores this complex woman and her role in creating the Custer myth. Illustrated with black & white photos. Description text copyright 2010 BooksForComfort. Item ID 21715.