Photo: #An 1899 chromolithograph from the Werner Company of Akron, Ohio, entitled "Custer Massacre at Big Horn, Montana - June 25, 1876."
Photo: #Author Nathaniel Philbrick.
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An 1899 chromolithograph from the Werner Company of Akron, Ohio, entitled "Custer Massacre at Big Horn, Montana - June 25, 1876." (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
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A new look at the battle of the Little Bighorn

Broadcast: Midmorning, 05/25/2010, 10:06 a.m.
Broadcast: Midmorning, 07/05/2010, 9:06 a.m.

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New archeological evidence has revealed more information on what happened during the Battle at the Little Bighorn. Author Nathaniel Philbrick's latest book details what we now know about how Gen. George Custer died, and why in some ways the battle marked Sitting Bull's last stand as well.

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  • Nathaniel Philbrick: Author of the new book, "The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn."

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