Custer's Arikara Indian Interpreter

Download or read book Custer's Arikara Indian Interpreter written by Marvin Woods and published by Vantage Press, Inc. This book was released on 2009 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marvin Woods' thoroughly researched chronicle follows the fascinating life of Frederick Francis Gerard, who is best known as Major General George Armstrong Custer's Indian Interpreter at the Battle of the Little Bighorn Expedition. Gerard built an impressive reputation as an Indian fighter who experienced many perils, yet was a strong advocate for the Indians friendly to the United States. Readers of this fascinating work will learn about the history of a famous battle, the nascent United States, and of early American history from an angle that is altogether different than what they may have read before.