The 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, or "Custer's last stand," as it is also known, captured the American imagination. In the press coverage of the time and even in today's history books, the telling and retelling have emphasized that Custer and his gallant troop of soldiers went down valiantly in a final blaze of glory when they battled Lakota fighters. News of Custer's defeat came just as the United States was celebrating its centennial. "Massacre!" screamed the headlines of newspapers around the country. And with that, history has remembered Native American fighters in this battle as heartless savages impeding the progress of white soldiers who simply wanted to settle uncharted territory. Only now is this story being rewritten. - Jacket flap.