The name of George Armstrong Custer evokes instant recognition in almost every American and in people around the world. No figure in the history of the American West has more powerfully moved the human imagination. Robert M. Utley analyses the legend, but also moves beyond this point to probe the man behind this popular perception to reveal a fascinating and compex personality. At the same time he characterises and interprets the context for both, the frontier army of the American West. Written in a captivating and evocative style, Custer: Cavalier in Buckskin is a highly readable biography which combines elegant prose with a thorough knowledge of the subject and sound historical judgement.