{"product_id":"the-last-standisbn-9780143119609","title":"The Last Stand","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An engrossing and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNathaniel Philbrick, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Hurricane's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eValiant Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e, is a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Stand\u003c\/i\u003e is Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to the legend of Custer's Last Stand. Bringing a wealth of new information to his subject, as well as his characteristic literary flair, Philbrick details the collision between two American icons- George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull-that both parties wished to avoid, and brilliantly explains how the battle that ensued has been shaped and reshaped by national myth.\"An engrossing, thoughtfully researched, and tautly written account of a critical chapter ni American history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An evocative and cinematic narrative.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A carefully historical account that is also a ripping good yarn.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Vivid and remarkably fresh...Philbrick has recast the Pilgrims for our age of searching and turmoil.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A signal achievement.  Philbrick enlightens and even astounds.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Salon.com \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSea of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Brilliantly told...has to be among the best nonfiction books of this or any other year.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Time Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A breathtaking account of one of history's greatest adventures.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathaniel Philbrick\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Heart of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Book Award; \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; \u003ci\u003eBunker Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the New England Book Award;\u003ci\u003e Sea of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Last Stand\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhy Read Moby Dick?\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eAway Off Shore\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Nantucket. His newest book, \u003ci\u003eValiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in May 2016.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302998528229,"sku":"NP9780143119609","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143119609_24f4436f-482d-4f1c-8ec5-490d47eb3730.jpg?v=1730752692","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-last-standisbn-9780143119609","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}