File:The master of the strong hearts - a story of Custer's last rally (1910) (14586074670).jpg

Identifier: masterofstronghe00broo (find matches)
Title: The master of the strong hearts : a story of Custer's last rally
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902
Subjects: Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876 Indians of America Historical fiction
Publisher: New York : E.P. Dutton and Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
blowing toward Jack wafted the words sofar that the boy could just catch their note of exult-ation, and respond with a cheer. Hurrah, boys! cried the General. Custersluck! The biggest Indian village on the continent.Forward! Then he rode on. And where the trail turnedand the clay cliffs overtop it he was lost to view—he and his gallant battalion. It was Jacks lastsight in life of the brave and valiant General Custer.What follows is tragedy. Jack turned and rode back to rejoin the pack-train. Scarcely had he done so, when, with a clat-ter and a clash, a courier came spurring down thecooley with orders to Captain McDougall to hurryup the pack-train and ammunition, for the Generalhad found the village. The General begs, Captain,* said the courier, that you send word to Major Reno that the extraammunition will be hurried forward for him also.He has sent orders to Major Reno to push aheadinto the valley, ford the stream, and attack thenorthern end of the village while he charges it frooo
Text Appearing After Image:
WHY BRUTUS LOST HIS HEAD. 22$ the east. Major Reno will wish to locate the re-serve ammunition. Will you send him word ? McDougall said he would, and speedily Jack wasurging Brutus after the middle of the three bat-talions where Major Reno led the central advance. Jack spurred over the bluff, and following the trailbeside Sundance Creek, came upon Major Renosbattalion just below where the Sundance joins theLittle Big Horn River. The column had halted towater the horses; some were still drinking, otherswere fording the rapid, shallow stream, or had re-formed on the farther side. There Jack saw MajorReno, and delivered the Generals order. All right, Jack, he said; we ve seen someInjuns already, but they got out of our way. I 11follow and attack, as the General says. You justride across to him—he s over the divide and justbeyond that first line of bluffs—and tell him I vegot everything in front of me so far, but I m afraidthe enemy is strong. Can you take that message,Jack ? Or, hold

Note About Images