
Boots and Saddles (Illustrated Edition)
Life in Dakota with General CusterBy Elizabeth Bacon CusterLength9h 29m
About this audiobook
Elizabeth "Libbie" Bacon and General Custer's honeymoon was interrupted in 1864 when he was called to duty with the Army of the Potomac. From that point on, Elizabeth followed her husband on all major assignments. Her story is the firsthand account of the Civil War and the military operations afterwards with the special aim to glorify General Custer's memory.
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GenreHistory
Length9 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 27, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE
18CHAPTER XVII. A DAY OF ANXIETY AND TERROR.
2CHAPTER I. CHANGE OF STATION.
19CHAPTER XVIII. IMPROVEMENTS AT THE POST, AND GARDENING.
3CHAPTER II. A BLIZZARD.
20CHAPTER XIX. GENERAL CUSTER’S LIBRARY.
4CHAPTER III. WESTERN HOSPITALITY.
21CHAPTER XX. THE SUMMER OF THE BLACK HILLS EXPEDITION.
5CHAPTER IV. CAVALRY ON THE MARCH.
22CHAPTER XXI. DOMESTIC TRIALS.
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6CHAPTER V. CAMPING AMONG THE SIOUX.
23CHAPTER XXII. CAPTURE AND ESCAPE OF RAIN-IN-THE-FACE.
7CHAPTER VI. A VISIT TO THE VILLAGE OF “TWO BEARS.”
24CHAPTER XXIII. GARRISON AMUSEMENTS.
8CHAPTER VII. ADVENTURES DURING THE LAST DAYS OF THE MARCH.
25CHAPTER XXIV. AN INDIAN COUNCIL.
9CHAPTER VIII. SEPARATION AND REUNION.
26CHAPTER XXV. BREAKING UP OF THE MISSOURI.
10CHAPTER IX. OUR NEW HOME AT FORT LINCOLN.
27CHAPTER XXVI. CURIOUS CHARACTERS AND EXCURSIONISTS AMONG US.
11CHAPTER X. INCIDENTS OF EVERY-DAY LIFE.
28CHAPTER XXVII. RELIGIOUS SERVICES.—LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
12CHAPTER XI. THE BURNING OF OUR QUARTERS.—CARRYING THE MAIL.
29CHAPTER XXVIII. A WINTER’S JOURNEY ACROSS THE PLAINS.
13CHAPTER XII. PERPLEXITIES AND PLEASURES OF DOMESTIC LIFE.
30CHAPTER XXIX. OUR LIFE’S LAST CHAPTER.
14CHAPTER XIII. A “STRONG HEART” DANCE!
31APPENDIX.
15CHAPTER XIV. GARRISON LIFE.
32THE YELLOWSTONE EXPEDITION OF 1873.
16CHAPTER XV. GENERAL CUSTER’S LITERARY WORK.
33LETTERS FROM THE BLACK HILLS, 1874.
17CHAPTER XVI. INDIAN DEPREDATIONS.
34LETTERS FROM THE YELLOWSTONE, 1876.