| Description |
1 online resource (279 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, color portraits |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Dramatis personae -- Chapter One: A good day to die: the Battle of Many Names -- Chapter Two: Whose last stand? The early paintings -- Chapter Three: Whose Custer? -- Chapter Four: Killing Custer -- Section of color plates -- Chapter Five: Here Fell Custer: an autoethnography of a painting -- Chapter Six: Custer's Last Rally -- Chapter Seven: The Last Stand -- Appendix A: Timeline: The Plains Indian wars (1860-1890) and the Battle of Many Names (1876) -- Appendix B: Timeline: Paintings of the Battle of Many Names -- Appendix C: Timeline: William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody |
| Summary |
The 1876 events known as Custer's Last Stand, Battle of Little Big Horn, or Battle of Greasy Grass have been represented over 1000 times in various artistic media, from paintings to sculpture to fast food giveaways. Norman Denzin shows how these representations demonstrate the changing perceptions--often racist--of Native America by the majority culture, juxtaposed against very different readings shown in works composed by Native American artists. Consisting of autobiographical reminiscences, historical description, artistic representations, staged readings, and snippets of documents, this multi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 -- Portraits
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Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 -- Drama
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Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 -- Anniversaries, etc
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| SUBJECT |
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 fast |
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Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 -- Pictorial works
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Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876, in art.
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Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 -- Drama
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Indians in art.
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Indians in popular culture -- Montana -- Little Bighorn Battlefield -- Pictorial works
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Anniversaries
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Indians in art
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Indians in popular culture
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Little Bighorn, Battle of the (Montana : 1876) in art
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Montana
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Montana -- Little Bighorn Battlefield
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Electronic books
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Drama
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Pictorial works
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Portraits
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781611327984 |
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1611327989 |
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1598745980 |
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9781598745986 |
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1598745999 |
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9781598745993 |
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