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Pulitzer Prize winner Larry McMurtry crafts works synonymous with the grandeur and beauty of the American West. Here McMurtry turns his attention to George A. Custer, a complex man who has captivated historians for over a century. From graduating last in his class at West Point to leading the ill-fated 7th Cavalry in the attack at Little Bighorn, Custer forged a legacy- still very much alive today- as one of the West's most enduring historical figures.
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“McMurtry has remindedus that, in the hands of a maser, entertaining, old-fashioned storytellingrooted firmly in uniquely American experiences and landscape is pretty darnhard to beat.”
— Washington Post
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“Larry McMurtry has the power to clutch the heart and also to exhilarate.”
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“One of America’s great storytellers.”
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“Few authors match McMurtry’s voice of unsentimental authority.”
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“A master.”
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“Pulitzer Prize winner McMurtry continues to be an outstanding chronicler of Western legend and lore.”
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“The celebrated novelist offers…fresh insights on the Custer story…The distilled perceptions of a lifetime of study, beautifully illustrated.”
— Kirkus Review
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A Kirkus Reviews “New and Notable Title” for Nonfiction, November 2012
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A New York Times bestseller
Custer Listener Reviews
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Barry Turner, 10/26/2019
About Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry (1936–2021) was an award-winning novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and avid book collector. His novels include The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment, and Lonesome Dove, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. He wrote more than thirty screenplays, including the coauthorship of Brokeback Mountain, for which he received an Academy Award.
About Henry Strozier
Henry Strozier is an actor with a forty-year career in numerous movies and television series. Also a voice-over artist, he has worked extensively in video games and audiobook narration, earning several AudioFile Earphones Awards.