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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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Explicitly mentioned as 'Nathaniel Philbrick in his book' when discussing the description of the Little Bighorn valley as 'One of the most hauntingly beautiful valleys in the world.' The hosts note this is an example of 'slight hyperbole for which works of American nonfiction are renowned.'

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Reference to a 'Lady Bird book' about Custer that shows him on the cover as 'a long-haired Custer surrounded by blue-coated members of the 7th Cavalry' on a hill with the stars and stripes. This is a children's educational book the hosts remember from their childhood in the 1970s.