Book description
There were 17 Canadians present when Lieutenant-Colonel George
Armstrong Custer made his last stand in the battle at Little Bighorn
River in 1876. Some had served in the Civil War, some were close friends
or admirers of Custer, and some were mercenaries who just wanted a job
with adventure.
William Winer Cooke, the scion of two prominent wealthy families
in Upper Canada, became Custer's right-hand man. Mark Kellogg, a
Canadian-American, was a journalist who joined the expedition by
chance and documented the adventure in newspaper articles sent back
east. Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse were among the leaders of the Sioux
and Cheyenne nations' victorious warriors in this desperate attempt to
save their lands from the white invasion.
Canadians with Custer tells the stories of the Canadians who
joined the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army and provides
new information on Custer's fatal battle.
Mary Thomas is a journalist and broadcaster. Her broadcasting career
has taken her to Bosnia, Honduras, South Korea, and Canada's High
Arctic. She has taught part-time at Loyalist College and has written for
newspapers, including Toronto's
Telegram
. Mary Thomas is the author of three previous non-fiction books. She
lives in Belleville, Ontario.
