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My Life on the Plains

Author: George Armstrong Custer

Referenced in 3 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

May 15, 2024

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Explicitly mentioned as the source of a Custer quote about Native Americans. Also nicknamed 'My Lies on the Plains' by Major Benton. Published in The Galaxy magazine in 1872.

May 08, 2024

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Referenced when discussing Custer's belief that Native Americans were Israelites, noting that he wrote about this theory in the beginning of this book

May 06, 2024

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Referenced as Custer's autobiography, which Benteen mockingly called 'My Lies on the Plains.' Discussed in context of Custer's views on Native Americans.