This book is a first-of-a-kind comprehensive, photographic essay regarding surviving artefacts of Custer and the Battle of the Little Big Horn ? some never before published. Years were spent photographing and acquiring artefacts in museums and private collections, which are presented here in vivid, high-resolution colour photographs, shot from various angles with the researcher and collector in mind. The photographs are catalogued under chapters devoted to the battle, Custer's 7th Cavalry, and the Lakota and Cheyenne warriors who fought them. Hundreds of photographic images accompanying the chapters are filled with informative descriptions regarding physical properties, history, origin of the items, and the stories behind them. This definitive work will provide a valuable resource for military researchers and historians, as well as an aesthetically stunning photographic essay to compliment any collection or library. - AUTHOR: Will Hutchison is a successful novelist, historical writer, and photographer. He is a retired military officer and federal agent, who graduated from Syracuse University and studied photography at Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, DC. - 355 colour images
