Meeting at Little Bighorn: The Lives and Legacies of George Custer, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse

*Includes pictures of Custer, Sitting Bull, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Explains the Lakota oral legends and the origins of the names Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse*Analyzes the three men and their legacies.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of ContentsThe Battle of the Little Bighorn is one of the most famous battles in American history and to this day remains one of the U.S. Army's biggest debacles. It was also the most decisive victory a Native American tribe had against the U.S. as it steadily pushed westward and forced native tribes off their land. The battle forever linked Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and George Custer, and it also made them American legends.Like Geronimo in the Southwest during the same era, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse fought in several skirmishes against settlers and U.S. forces across the Plains during the 1860s on the way to becoming leaders of the Lakota. While it is still debated whether Sitting Bull was