Reviews for Following the Guidon

The average rating for Following the Guidon based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-02-05 00:00:00 Robert Haines I anticipated experiencing persistent outrage, knowing this book, and her others, were Libby Custer's lifework in defending and restoring the tarnished reputation of her husband. So . . . who could possibly defend Custer? However, it is easy to set that aside and focus on experiencing her first hand accounts of life in a cavalry unit, the glory and ferocity of the unsettled Plains, the lively characters from our History books that she knew intimately, and an overall account of this monumental time of change on the Frontier, recalled with genuine warmth, humor, and a wonderful literary style. The photos and sketches which accompany are truly remarkable and all has the effect of bringing this snapshot of Western American History startlingly to life. Links: The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn: A Lakota History Killing Custer: The Battle of Little Big Horn and the Fate of the Plains Indians

Review # 2 was written on 2021-03-03 00:00:00 Johnn Jack 2021-01-11 I read this in college for an independent study course in Government my senior year (1976-7). I remember having difficulty with the language and focusing on other books in the course, but still liking this. And of course I have seen GREAT references to many aspects of this book many times since then. It is very insightful about the power and benefits of individualism in early America vs. the collectivism and authoritarianism in Europe. I would really like to make time to read it again, since America's political and cultural evolution has been away from what de Tocqueville saw here in the early 1800s, and toward the problems he saw so common in Europe then.