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Custer Was Colorful and Eccentric but Very Much a Man of His Time

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In a new biography, historian T.J. Stiles portrays Custer in the context of his time, and the man who emerges is much more than merely a martyr or a fool.

Kevin M. Levin

Published Nov. 15 2015 1:00AM EST

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Kevin M. Levin

Kevin M. Levin

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