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Description

1. xii, 260 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

1. The defeat of George Armstrong Custer and the Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn was big news in 1876. Newspaper coverage of the battle initiated hot debates about whether the United States government should change its policy toward American Indians and who was to blame for the army's loss -- the latter an argument that ignites passion to this day. Here, journalism professor James E. Mueller explores press coverage of the famous battle. As he analyzes a wide range of accounts -- some grim, some circumspect, some even laced with humor -- Mueller offers a unique take on the dramatic events that so shook the American public.

Subject

1. Journalism
2. War correspondents
3. Journalism > United States > History > 19th century
4. Black Hills War, 1876-1877 > Journalists
5. 1800-1899
6. Custer, George A (George Armstrong), 1839-1876
7. Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
8. Montana
9. United States
10. Black Hills War, 1876-1877 > Press coverage
11. Little Bighorn, Battle of the (Montana : 1876)
12. Black Hills War (1876-1877)
13. Journalists
14. History
15. Press coverage
16. War correspondents > United States > History > 19th century

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. "So fit a death": Custer's Last Stand -- "Horrible!": the news shocks the nation -- "The blood of these brave men": assessing the blame for defeat -- "A little cheap political capital": the Little Bighorn and the presidential campaign -- "That old rebel spirit": the Hamburg Massacre bumps Custer off the front page -- "Asses who are braying for extermination": the Indians in Little Bighorn coverage -- "Custer's death was Sioux-icide": humor and the Little Bighorn -- "Duty and valor": the focus of Little Bighorn coverage.

Call number

1. JFE 16-13805

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-246) and index.

Author

1. Mueller, James E., 1960-

Title

1. Shooting arrows and slinging mud : Custer, the press, and the Little Bighorn / James E. Mueller.

Publisher

1. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2013]

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-246) and index.

Chronological term

1. 1800-1899

LCCN

1. 2013005670

Other standard identifier

1. 40022969228

ISBN

1. 9780806143989 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
2. 0806143983 (hardcover ; alk. paper)

Research call number

1. JFE 16-13805