August 22, 2022
Kathryn R. Burke | Make A Comment | author
Portraits of the key characters
Through the creative pen of historian, author and presenter Steve Adelson, go back in time to that fateful day, June 25, 1876 when Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his vaunted 7th Cavalry Regiment attempt to bludgeon the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes back onto reservations. Desperate to defend the last vestiges of their existence, Warriors inspired by Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Two Moons, and others, fight back fiercely along a swollen river called Little Bighorn. The epic battle will become legendary and most commonly be known as Custer’s Last Stand.
Photograph credits
- George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) | George L. Andrews. National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the ARC Identifier (National Archives Identifier) 558719 | Public Domain
- Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842-1933) | Public Domain
- Sitting Bull, Tantanka Iyotaka, Hunkpapa Sioux Leader (1834-1890) | David Francis Barry | U.S. Library of Congress’s Prints and Photographs division, digital ID cph.3c11147 | Public Domain
- Capt. Frederick W. Benteen (1834-1898) | Public Domain
- Gall / Phizi, Hunkpapa Sioux Warrior Chief (1838-1894) |National Archives and Records Administration. NARA 286058 | Public Domain
- Major Marcus Albert Reno (1834–1889) | Public Domain
- Crazy Horse (literal translation: his horse is crazy) (1840-1877) | Alleged photo of Crazy Horse in 1877 | Public Domain
- Giovanni Martini (1852-1922) (John Martin) c. 1904 | public domain
- Sioux Chief Rain in the Face | Courtesy of National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Accession LIBI-00312, D.F. Barry, “Rain in the Face” Cat #LIBI 11175
- Captain Thomas W. Custer, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (1845-1876) | Courtesy of National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Accession LIBI-00019, “Col. Tom Custer”, c. 1872, Cat #LIBI 00526
- Cheyenne Chief Two Moons, Ft. Keogh (1847-1917) |Courtesy of National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Accession LIBI-00030, L. A. Huffman, 1878, Cat #LIBI 007
Back to the book
August 22, 2022
Kathryn R. Burke | Make A Comment | author
Now in its 3rd Printing with new DVD, “Contested Ground”
Through the creative pen and narrative of Steve Adelson (author, historian, educator, and presenter), go back in time and come face-to-face with the catastrophic confrontation between Sioux and Cheyenne warriors, led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, as they desperately try to defend the last vestiges of their way of life against the onslaught of western migration and the U.S. Government’s attempt to subdue their culture forever.
Little Bighorn, Voices from a Distant Wind is a compilation of bio-sketches on the primary characters of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The lives of George Armstrong Custer, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Reno and others are profiled, revealing the events that shaped their lives before, during, and after the battle. Emotionally powerful, this book is the first to paint a picture of the epic fight through riveting lyrical revelations.
Includes maps, historical photographs, annotated index, and List of Illustrations. Foreword by David P. Harrington, Former Acting Superintendent, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
Portraits of the key characters. • Book reviews
Little Bighorn, Voices from a Distant Wind
From San Juan Publishing
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Included with the book, special bonus DVD: the explosively provocative documentary, Contested Ground. From award-winning filmmaker Chris Hoffert with music composed by award- winning composer Skyler O’Neal.
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Book Reviews
“Adelson’s book is a wholly unique contribution to the historiography of Custer’s Last Stand. His narrative is a harmony of graceful rhythms and epic sadness. His words linger long after the last page is read.”
— Bob Reece, President
Friends of the Little Bighorn Battlefield
“Little Bighorn, Voices from a Distant Wind is a new and inspiring volume on America’s brutal and heroic history. It combines Steve’s tremendous knowledge of the history of the Little Bighorn Battle and those who fought there, with his masterful storytelling skills.”
— Michael Donahue, Park Ranger
and author of Drawing Battle Lines
“Interpreters who are really good at their job, leave their audience thinking more deeply about what they have just heard. Steve leaves his audience enraptured and wanting more.”
— David P. Harrington, Former Acting Superintendent
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
“Working with Steve to produce Little Bighorn, Voices From a Distant Wind, has been a delightful, often intense, educational journey. Steve is a stickler for absolute accuracy; I learned a great deal about Custer and the circumstances that created what—to this day—is still so controversial. Helping an author to birth a new book, especially a first one, is always exciting. Steve’s knowledge of his subject and unique way of presenting it made this project especially rewarding. He was a joy to work with, and his book is truly outstanding.”
— Kathryn R. Burke, Publisher
San Juan Publishing
“The book takes the story to heart with the background of the history as well as Steve’s personal and powerful poetry which paints wonderful visuals through his lyrical wit. I have never met a man so dedicated to the conservation of the true, and often forgotten, aspects of the world and cultures that these men lived and died in during the dark years of the post-civil war era expansionism. It is a wonderful read and truly a first of its kind.”
— Chris Hoffert, filmmaker
