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Touched By Fire: George Armstrong Custer

Ms. Barnett talked about her book, Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer, published by Henry… read more

Touched By Fire: George Armstrong Custer Ms. Barnett talked about her book, Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer, published by Henry Holt and Company. She talked about the military and private life of General Custer and examined issues of class, race and gender. She depicts a man who never adjusted to life after his success in leading volunteers in the Civil War and examines how the Battle of the Little Bighorn created him as both a mythic hero and villain. close

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Touched By Fire: George Armstrong Custer

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Program ID:
74506-1
Category:
Booknotes
Format:
Booknotes
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Oct 13, 1996 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Aug 22, 2015 | 6:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Oct 13, 1996 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 13, 1996 | 11:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 14, 1996 | 5:58am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Apr 24, 2001 | 10:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 25, 2001 | 5:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 27, 2001 | 10:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 28, 2001 | 5:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 29, 2001 | 10:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 29, 2001 | 5:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jun 23, 2001 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 24, 2001 | 11:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 02, 2004 | 1:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Mar 02, 2004 | 5:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 29, 2005 | 7:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 23, 2007 | 6:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 07, 2010 | 6:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 31, 2012 | 6:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 01, 2012 | 6:04pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 22, 2015 | 6:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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