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This documentary about the rout of General George Armstrong Custer and his fabled Seventh Cavalry, an installment of PBS's
American Experience series, breaks new ground by taking a look at what happened from both sides of the battle. As the historian David McCullough notes in his introduction, until recently it was commonly said that there were no survivors of the battle, indicating that the many survivors who fought with the great Sioux leader Crazy Horse didn't quite matter. The popular legends about Custer are considered in this documentary, as are show business depictions of the fighting at the Little Big Horn as portrayed by Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and countless later versions emanating from Hollywood. The actual story is told using historical documents that strip away the mythic dimension attached to Custer. And the story of the battle from the winning side is told in interviews with Native Americans who are the recipients of oral accounts of the fighting, and with examinations of drawings and paintings of the battle done by veterans of the fighting. The intelligent narration by Pulitzer Prize-winning Native American writer N. Scott Momaday adds to what is a beautifully photographed and well-told account of a truly legendary event in American history.
--Robert J. McNamara
Product Description
Take a fresh look at "Custer's Last Stand," one of the best-known but least-understood moments in American history. 1993 Emmy Award Winner.
