{"product_id":"9780143119609","title":"The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An engrossing and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history.\" -\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathaniel Philbrick, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Heart of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003e,and \u003ci\u003eValiant Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e, is a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Stand\u003c\/i\u003e is Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to the legend of Custer's Last Stand. Bringing a wealth of new information to his subject, as well as his characteristic literary flair, Philbrick details the collision between two American icons- George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull-that both parties wished to avoid, and brilliantly explains how the battle that ensued has been shaped and reshaped by national myth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059446399216,"sku":"9780143119609","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143119609_p0.jpg?v=1763657061","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143119609","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}