Eleven Years in the Rocky Mountains and Life on the Frontier Also a History of the Sioux War, and a Life of Gen. George A. Custer with Full Account of His Last Battle

by Frances Fuller Victor

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316 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 18, 2012

About the author

Victor, Frances Auretta (Fuller) Barrett, Mrs., 1826-1902. [from old catalog]
Victor, Frances Fuller, 1826-1902
from Library of Congress website

Reviews

[Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

I seriously read this book over a 4.5 year period. It was my go to book when I was between books or if I woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to read for 30 minutes or so. I definitely enjoyed the settling of the West more than the second section. It was quite a different lifestyle/world in the early to mid 1800’s. The Indian conflicts, the winters were brutal, finding food. You had to be tough to survive.

[Sidney Weber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Historically interesting but dull

This book is actually two, a biography of Joseph Meek and a history of the Indian war of the 1870's.

Joseph Meek was a mountain man for about a decade ending in 1840. Then he moved to Oregon at the start of the great migration where he helped maintain order for about two decades. Clearly, he was an extraordinary man, but this book failed to capture his essence in an interesting way.

The second book concentrated on Custer, mostly as a compendium of facts.

[Steve Shissler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enlightening

The hardships of making a nation should be studied more thoroughly in this age of instant gratification.
The systematic cultural destruction of the people that inhabited the North American continent does not get the attention that it deserves. This book sheds light on both.

[Cynthia Mccormack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read!

This is a well-written, comprehensive, and informative book about the Indian Campaign and General Custer in particular. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the history of our country, the indigenous Indians, or Custer’s last stand.