Custer's Fall: The Native American Side of the Story (Meridian) [Paperback]

David Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1992 | Series: Meridian

In 1935, David Miller began to gather the stories of 72 elderly Native American participants in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. This work is the result of his exhaustive, 22-year research--a superb oral history told from the perspective of the the warriors who won the battle, but lost the war.

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About the Author

David Miller lives in Australia.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Plume; Fourth Printing edition (May 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452010950
• ISBN-13: 978-0452010956
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #94 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Historical > United States > Civil War > Military Leaders

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Custer's Fall By David Humphreys Miller, December 24, 1999

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Jason Lambert (Jacksonville, Arkansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Custer's Fall: The Native American Side of the Story (Meridian) (Paperback)

Having read several differing accounts of the battle at Little Big Horn, I find that no one, not even the Indians know what happened that day. Mr. Miller has done his best to present the views of the Indians who fought at the battle as factually as possible. I have not read a recent printing, (my book was printed in 1965, 208 pages counting lists of Indians interviewed or mentioned and the Officers of the 7th Cavalry). I have not been able to find anything in this book, or in any other books to make me believe that Mr. Miller has done anything other than present the facts as best as he could, and I highly recomend this book for anyone interested in the truth about what happened June 25, 1876.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN REVISIONISTS VERSION, August 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Custer's Fall: The Native American Side of the Story (Meridian) (Paperback)

This book provides interesting reading for Custerphiles. It markedly shows that no one, not even the native participants knew what was happening on all parts of the battlefield that day. Each had his own perspective of the area immediatly around him and that changed from each individuals perspective. In the long run I would go with eyewitness accounts unless directly refuted with iron clad evidence. The author tried to present the native side as they experienced the battle. He did a great job, but left us with just as many unanswered questions as we started with. Still a good book to include in a library. It is not a favorite with revisionist historians.

12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book is authenic, December 13, 2000

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ken martin (Murrieta, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Custer's Fall: The Native American Side of the Story (Meridian) (Paperback)

I have not yet read the book but am now ordering it. I noticed that a couple of the reviews from readers questioned the validity of the book. It is absolutely authenic. I was the Millers banker in 1981 when they lived in Rancho Santa Fe, Ca. and I visited their home on 2 occasins. Mr. Miller has a fascinating background which does include living with the indians and seeking out those who had fought Custer approximately 50 years prior to his painting their busts.His home was full of Indian artifacts which he refused to sell because they had been given to him and had special meaning. Mr. Miller was also employed on the sets of several cowboy movies as an Indian expert. He was about 75 years old in 1981 and I have lost total contact with him. I just want readers of this book to know that it is the real thing.