Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point

By: James S. Robbins

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Synopsis: Today's Goat, the West Point cadet finishing at the bottom of his class, is a temporary celebrity among his classmates. But in the 19th century, he was something of a cult figure. Custer's contemporaries at the Academy believed that the same spirit of adventure that led him to carouse at local taverns motivated his dramatic cavalry attacks in the Civil War and afterwards. And the same willingness to accept punishment from Academy authorities also sent George Pickett into the teeth of the Union guns at Gettsyburg. The story James S. Robbins tells goes from the beginnings of West Point through the carnage of the Civil War to the grassy bluffs over the Little Big Horn. The Goats he profiles tell us much about the soul of the American solider, his daring, imagination and desire to prove himself against high odds.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 511 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781594031410
Publisher:: Encounter Books
Date of Addition:: 02/18/09
Copyrighted By:: James Robins
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs, Technology
Submitted By:: Mayrie ReNae
Proofread By:: BookMouse
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.