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I. BENTEEN'S SCOUT TO-THE-LEFT, by Roger Darling. 917 HILLCREST STREET, EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245 (310) 322-7202 (800) 959-1876 E-MAIL ADDRESS: rupton1@socal.rr.com Fax (310) 322-4739 WE ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD & DISCOVER. WE NEED ACCOUNT NUMBER AND EXPIRATION DATE. POSTAGE $5.00 PER BOOK. $1.00 EACH ADDITIONAL BOOK. CALIFORNIA CUSTOMERS PLEASE ADD APPROPRIATE TAX. OUT OF USA: INTERNATIONAL RATES APPLY. NEED TELEPHONE NUMBER.
Darling, Roger. BENTEEN'S SCOUT TO-THE-LEFT. This unique title was originally published in a small printing of 500 copies. On June 28, 1876, Custer divided his command, ordering Captain Benteen to scout to the left in search of the Indian village. Darling's study meticulously examines that aspect of the campaign. He drove and walked the route, reconciling official reports with times and distance. Bound in linen with gold stamping, this edition includes 21 photos, 10 diagrams, large folding map and endpaper maps, notes, and index. ISBN 0-912783-08-7. LC# 87050695 81/2 x 11, 120pp. $75.00 Darling, Roger. CUSTER'S SEVENTH CAVALRY COMES TO DAKOTA. New Discoveries Reveal Custer's Tribulations Enroute To The Yellowstone Expedition. Mint in 8.5 x 11 with attractive gold-stamped cover. Vol. II, CUSTER TRAILS SERIES, 230 pages, plus numerous photos and maps, frontis of Custer, app's, biblio, index, El Segundo 1989, endpaper maps, 1st edition. Using totally new primary source materials, the author has reconstructed the complete record of the formation of the 7th Cavalry in Dakota after it had been stationed in various posts throughout the South. Mrs. Custer's description of this event in her writings is thoroughly critiqued and revised as new information was revealed. The intrigues and infighting in the 7th Cav between Gen Terry, Col Sturgis, Capt Benteen and Gen Custer are thoroughly documented. The terrain is depicted by large aerial photos accompanied by photo-outline diagrams used to pinpoint important sited during the transfer. An important book in an important series. Robert M. Utley says, "Darling has dug important new material and marshalled it to shed new light on the personalities of the Seventh Cavalry and their relationships with one another. Such insights are not only inherently interesting but aid in understanding what happened on the Little Big Horn. In his book on Benteen's scout, Darling demonstrated a mastery of 'outdoor research.' In "Custer's Seventh Cavalry Comes to Dakota", he has demonstrated a mastery of "indoor research" - mining new material but, more importantly, understanding what it tells. ISBN#0-912783-16-8. LC#88-51070. $75.00 King, W. Kent. MASSACRE: THE CUSTER COVER-UP. CUSTER TRAILS SERIES, VOLUME THREE. The author, the late W. Kent King, concludes there was a major military cover-up after the Battle of the Little Big Horn. King applies journalistic research techniques to primary source materials which have been largely overlooked by prior researchers. Author King gives fresh new approaches to incidents long thought settled. The original battlefield maps are presented and, along with others -- 19 in all -- form the basis for this masterful study. More maps pertaining to the Custer Battle are found in this book than in any other publication up to this time. Just when you thought you had the whole thing figured out along comes W. Kent King to challenge historians of the past, present and future. Bound in the standard "Custer Trails Series" attractive red linen cover with gold stamping, 21 maps and diagrams, 8 1/2 x 11, 310 pages, bibliography and index. Long out-of-print since it was published in 1989, this reprint is complete in every detail. ISBN#:0-912783-15-X. LC:89-50557. $75.00 Willert, James. MARCH OF THE COLUMNS: AFTERMATH OF THE CUSTER BATTLE. A thorough, fascinating narrative of the activities of the participants following Custer's defeat at Little Big Horn. The volume begins with the rescue of Reno's command and covers the day to day events of the several columns and their personalities through the following two months. This is the sequel to Willert's highly regarded "LITTLE BIG HORN DIARY", which covers the period from May 17-June26. "MARCH OF THE COLUMNS" BEGINS ON June 27, 1876 and concludes with the arrival of Crook's worn-out Wyoming Column in the Black Hills, September 13-16, 1876. The narrative covers the "Sibley Scout", the 5th Cavalry At War Bonnet Creek, Slim Buttes Battle plus so much more!! The Indian's movements during this summer are also chronicled. The Custer Battle is recounted again and again as the survivors compare their exciting adventures at the nightly camp sites. Over 600 pages, profusely illust, maps, biblio, notes, index. Over 277,000 words. A MASSIVE work! PUBLISHED IN AN EDITION OF 700 COPIES. VOLUMES 4 CUSTER TRAILS SERIES. "Together, Jim Willert's two volumes…are an indispensable work to any serious student of the Sioux campaign of 1876. "Robert Utley. El Segundo. 1994. ISBN#0-912783-23-0. LC#94-60906. $85.00 Willert, James. MARCH OF THE COLUMNS: CHRONICLE OF THE 1876 INDIAN WAR. LEATHERBOUND SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDITION TO 50 COPIES IS NOW AVAILABLE. THIS WAS A SPECIAL PRINTING FOR SUBSCRIBERS AND WAS NEVER ADVERTISED BECAUSE IT WAS SOLD OUT IN ADVANCE. A FEW COPIES HAVE BECOME AVAILABLE DUE TO VARIOUS REASONS. OP NOW IN LEATHER. VOLUME FOUR CUSTER TRAILS SERIES. COVERS JUNE 27- SEPTEMBER 16, 1876. SCARCE!! El Segundo. 1994. ISBN#0-912783-23-0. LC#94-60906. $300.00
Kraft, Louis. CUSTER AND THE CHEYENNE. LEATHERBOUND SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDITION OF ONLY 50 COPIES. George Armstrong Custer's winter campaign on the southern plains. 224p, photos, painting, illust, maps, footnotes, biblio, index. Volume 5 CUSTER TRAILS SERIES. VERY SCARCE. "Deep research/thoughtful analysis"…Robert Utley. El Segundo. 1995. ISBN#0-912783-24-9. LC#94-60889. $175.00 Willert, James. LITTLE BIG HORN DIARY. Updated new edition of the most detailed and comprehensive work ever done on the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Covers the campaign of the summer of 1876 from May 17, 1876 to the rescue of Reno's men following the battle. The daily movements of all the units in the fields are followed until the climax at LBH. 480 pages, drawings, photos, biblio, index. Willert has added a supplement in addition to a 3000 word essay that does not appear in the first printing of 20 years ago making this a "must have" book for even owners of the rare original edition. CUSTER TRAILS SERIES VOLUME SIX. Here's what they say! Robert Utley-"…the most comprehensive factual assemblage of the LBH data ever produced…", Michael Koury-"…the finest work on Custer I have read.", Hugh Shick-"There has never been a book on the Custer campaign to equal this one." The verdict is in! "LITTLE BIG HORN DIARY" IS A HIT! El Segundo. 1997. ISN#0-912783-27-3. LC#77-81807. $125.00 Willert, James. LITTLE BIG HORN DIARY. SIGNED, NUMBERED LEATHERBOUND EDITION OF ONLY 50 COPIES. Most sold by subscription but a few copies are available now. This is a highly detailed account of the period of the Sioux War of 1876 from May 17-June 27. Most authorities agree that Willert has written the most thorough account of the campaign of 1976. CUSTER TRAILS SERIES VOULME SIX. Robert Clark-"…Scholarly." El Segundo. 1997. No Indian War library is complete without the work of Jim Willert. ISBN#0-912783-27-3. LC#77-81807. $300.00 Willert, James. TO THE EDGE OF DARKNESS. General Gibbon's Montana Column and The Reno Scout - March 14 - June 20, 1876. 224p, 59 Van Ess illustrations and sketches, 8 maps plus endpapers. Volume Seven. CUSTER TRAILS SERIES. Usual 8 ˝ x 11 red linen binding with gold stamping. Willert examines, in his usual detailed manner, the daily happenings and adventures of the Montana Column and the controversial Reno Scout. This is the third volume of the lifelong work of James Willert. The other two being "Little Big Horn Diary" and "March of the Columns". With the completion of this trilogy Willert has provided for all of us the resources from which the definitive work on the Battle of Little Big Horn may, but hopefully never will be, written. From now on any book on the 1876 Sioux War that doesn't reference the works of Jim Willert will be suspect. El Segundo. 1998. ISBN#0-912783-28-1. LC#98-60135. $90.00 Willert, James. TO THE EDGE OF DARKNESS. SIGNED NUMBERED LEATHERBOUND LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 50 COPIES. Customers who have standing orders for the CUSTER TRAILS SERIES LIMITED EDITION will automatically receive their copy upon publication. We have a few copies available for public sale. Volume Seven CUSTER TRAILS SERIES. El Segundo. 1998. Willert, in great detail, recreates the march of General Gibbon's Montana Column and The Reno Scout. 22p, 59 Van Ess illustrations and sketches, index, biblio, 8 maps and endpapers. ISBN#0-912783-27-3. LC#98-60135. $150.00
Hutchins, James S. ARMY AND NAVY JOURNAL ON THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIG HORN AND RELATED MATTERS, 1876 - 1881. SIGNED, NUMBERED, SPECIALLY BOUND EDITION OF ONLY 50 COPIES, WHILE THEY LAST. AVAILABLE NOW!! 259 over-sized pages with illustrated dj. 2003. $175.00
Pennington, Jack L., CUSTER, CURLEY, CURTIS: AN EXPANDED VIEW OF THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIG HORN. SIGNED, NUMBERED SPECIALLY BOUND EDITION OF ONLY 50 COPIES. Volume Nine in the CUSTER TRAILS SERIES. The role of Curley the Crow Scout is fully examined along with his never before published escape map. The Edward S. Curtis Papers as well as the Benteen-Goldin Letters are given a fresh new look. NOT TO BE MISSED! Over 200 pages, photos, index. Rarely seen E.S. Paxson painting on the dust jacket. Most copies of the limited edition have already been subscribed, but a few are still available. $175.00 |
Upton and Sons, Publishers, are pleased to present this open-ended series about, but not limited to, Lt. Colonel George A. Custer and the Sioux War of 1876. The series will include volumes that are carefully selected to provide the serious student of the American Indian Wars with views and perspectives never before available, and also insures the general audience of a smoothly flowing account of events as they unfold during the life of the Seventh Cavalry's charismatic commander which ended in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. Each volume will be handsomely produced in an 8 ˝ x 11 format bound in red linen with gold stamping and will provide detailed descriptions and unusual photographs of the participants and the trails they followed. This has never been attempted before on this scale, and it is unlikely that an ensemble of gifted writers such as these will ever again combine their literary, photographic and artistic skills and the intellectual curiosity required to produce work of this depth. Published in a small run of usually 750-1000 copies some volumes are already out-of-print. A signed, numbered leatherbound edition of 50 copies is available but often is snapped up by collectors. Standing Orders for both the trade edition and the limited edition are available to insure the customers obtain their copies of these attractive volumes. Dealer inquires are welcomed.
