{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-little-big-horn-by-colonel-w-a-graham-in-dust-jacket-1941","title":"The Story of the Little Big Horn by Colonel W. A. Graham, Second Edition, in Dust Jacket, 1941","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraham, Col. William A. The Story of the Little Big Horn: Custer’s Last Fight. Harrisburg: Military Service Publishing Co., 1941. Second edition. Octavo. In original yellow cloth boards, with black text and red illustrations embossed on the front and spine. Deckled edges. Illustrated throughout. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented is a second edition printing of \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Little Big Horn: Custer’s Last Fight \u003c\/em\u003eby Colonel William A. Graham. First published in 1926, this second edition was published in 1941 by Military Service Publishing Co., in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is presented in its original yellow cloth boards, with black titles and red pictorial elements embossed to the front and spine, and deckled edges. Accompanying the book is the original matching yellow dust jacket. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColonel W. A. Graham’s \u003cem\u003eThe Story of the Little Big Horn\u003c\/em\u003e is an important study of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Written close to fifty years after the battle, Graham’s account examines the events of June 25- June 26, 1876, when Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer and the 7th U.S. Cavalry were overwhelmed and defeated by a force of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. In \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Little Big Horn\u003c\/em\u003e, Graham considers the military circumstances that contributed to the destruction of Custer’s command, in effort to distinguish the historical record from the mythology that rapidly grew around “Custer’s Last Stand.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGraham’s work is celebrated for its reliance on military records, contemporary testimony, and firsthand accounts. He was less concerned with assigning blame than with establishing what actually occurred on the battlefield, including the division of the regiment, the intelligence available to Custer, the size and organization of the Native encampment, and the actions of Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book became an important early contribution to the history of the Little Bighorn and was well received, both in its time and as later editions were published. The \u003cem\u003eNew York Times’\u003c\/em\u003e 1926 book review of the first edition wrote “Lieut. Col. Graham… has weighed and presented all the available evidence in a commendably judicial manner.” Upon release of a later paperback edition in 1963, Hal Bridges, of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, wrote, “Evidence on the disaster [of Little Bighorn] is fragmentary and controversial. More may have been written about it than about the battle of Gettysburg. Colonel Graham's little book provides a concise, judicious account.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Alexander Graham (1875–1954) was an American attorney and career military officer whose professional background as a judge advocate strongly influenced his historical methodology. He studied at Beloit College, Stanford University, and the University of Iowa, where he received his law degree in 1897. After practicing law, Graham joined the Iowa National Guard in 1912 and later served in the U.S. Army, spending much of his military career in the Judge Advocate General’s Department. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGraham began his intensive study of the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1919. He spent years examining military records and interviewing participants and survivors before publishing \u003cem\u003eThe Story of the Little Big Horn\u003c\/em\u003e. He later edited \u003cem\u003eThe Reno Court of Inquiry: Abstract of the Official Record of Proceedings\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Custer Myth: A Source Book of Custeriana\u003c\/em\u003e, further establishing his reputation as a careful and influential researcher of the Custer campaign. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNear fine condition. Octavo. Second edition. In original yellow cloth hardcover boards. Black titles and a red portrait of Custer embossed on the front board, black titles and a red gun embossed on the spine. Bumping along the top and bottom spine. Faint smudges and light discoloration to cloth. Deckled edges. Interior pages are healthy. Previous ownership sticker adhered to the FFEP, “ Kathryne M. Swartz - 435 South 13th Street - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.” Illustrated with over 30 black and white illustrations and maps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoor condition dust jacket. Yellow dust jacket with black titles and red illustrations. Significant losses along the top front and back panel, into text. Chipping and splits throughout. Paper is toned and brittle. Not price-clipped. Jacket sold as-is. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Dimensions: \u003cspan\u003e9 1\/2\" H x 6 5\/8\" W x 1 5\/8\" D.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccompanied by our company's letter of authenticity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Great Republic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51795092242661,"sku":"BK1384","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/3070\/files\/BK1384.jpg?v=1785958400","url":"https:\/\/www.great-republic.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-little-big-horn-by-colonel-w-a-graham-in-dust-jacket-1941","provider":"The Great Republic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}