Custer's Last Stand (Landmark Books, No. 20)

185 pp. 1876, the hundredth anniversary of America: George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry celebrated it by fighting a poorly calculated battle against Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and a numerically superior force of Indians. Fictionalized story reflects pre-revisionist biases of the author as he takes Custer from childhood to the dramatic end of his life. Be aware of that if you buy this book for a young reader.