1885 Boots and Saddles by Elizabeth Custer, 1st Ed, Civil War, General George VG

  

Nice condition copy of "BOOTS AND SADDLES" - or, Life in Dakota with General Custer by Elizabeth B. Custer (wife of General George Custer). 1885 1st edition; Harper & Brothers; New York. Boots and Saddles offers a gentle, loving portrait of George Armstrong Custer, husband and man, by the person who knew him best. Elizabeth Custer's absolute devotion to him is revealed in every line of her story, which ends, appropriately enough, with the day on which she received the news of the disaster at Little Bighorn.

From the Preface: One of the motives that have actuated me in recalling these simple annals of our daily life, has been to give a glimpse to civilians of garrison and camp life - about which they seem to have such a very imperfect knowledge. This ignorance exists especially with reference to anything pertaining to the cavalry, which is almost invariably stationed on the extreme frontier. The isolation of the cavalry posts make them quite inaccessible to travelers, and the exposure incident to meeting warlike Indians does not tempt the visits of friends or even of the venturesome tourist. Our like, therefore, was often as separate from the rest of the world as if we had been living on an island in the ocean. Very little has been written regarding the domestic life of an army family, and yet I cannot believe that it is without interest; for the innumerable questions that are asked about our occupations, amusements, and mode of house-keeping, lead me to hope that the actual answers to these queries contained in this little story will be acceptable.

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• Year Printed: 1885
• Topic: Civil War (1861-65)
• Binding: Hardcover
• Author: Elizabeth B.

  Custer

• Subject: Military & War
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Publisher: Harper & Brothers
• Place of Publication: New York
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition