Review by Ken Crocker
I was a history buff in school. But in hindsight, I realize that the thinning out of history was well under way by the time my interest piqued. For example, history of frontier exploration was very watered down. Topics in this area were very limited and abbreviated.
I must say that based on the teaching of U.S. History I received, I only knew two things about Gen. Geo. Custer. One was that he fought the Battle of Little Bighorn as a general in the U.S.Army, and the other was that he was dead because of it. I was taught he made a stupid decision that cost the lives of himself and his officers/soldiers.
I certainly did not know he was married, or that he was a rather big deal during the civil war. I didn’t even know Libbie existed. Very patient, but impatient woman. Very devoted. And very, well, forgiving?
Excellent read, Chris. May the nay-sayers of your writing be in the same place in history as Benteen.
