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Referenced as the first biography of Custer, written within weeks of his death. Whittaker is described as inventing the Last Stand story and later waging a campaign against Reno.

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Mentioned as a two-volume biography of Custer published shortly after his death at Little Bighorn. Whittaker had met Custer in 1875 and the biography praised Custer as 'a great man. One of the few really great men that America has produced.'

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Described as the first biography of Custer, published in December 1876, which established how Custer would be commemorated for decades to come.