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Touched By Fire: George Armstrong Custer
2012-03-31T18:01:52-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/83b/074506-m.jpgLouise 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 depicted a man who never adjusted to life after his success in leading volunteers in the Civil War and examined how the Battle of the Little Bighorn created him as both a mythic hero and villain.
Louise Barnett talked about her book, "Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer", published by…
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Louise 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 depicted a man who never adjusted to life after his success in leading volunteers in the Civil War and examined how the Battle of the Little Bighorn created him as both a mythic hero and villain. close
Louise Barnett talked about her book, "Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer", published by… read more
Louise 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 depicted a man who never adjusted to life after his success in leading volunteers in the Civil War and examined how the Battle of the Little Bighorn created him as both a mythic hero and villain. close
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