Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-446) and index.

Custer's smile -- At the flood -- The dream -- Hard ass -- The dance -- The scout -- The blue pencil line -- The approach -- The crow's nest -- Into the valley -- Reno's charge -- To the hill -- Still point -- The forsaken -- Grazing his horses -- The last stand -- The river of nightmares -- Libbie's house.

In this riveting narrative, celebrated historian Nathaniel Philbrick reveals Custer and Sitting Bull as never before, creating an unforgettable portrait of two leaders as they embarked on a collision course that reached its violent climax on a lonely rise now known as Last Stand Hill.--publisher's description.