On June 25th, 1876, General George Custer died at the Battle of Little Big Horn. (Or did he? But that's another story.)
Why did Custer rush into battle against the largest agglomeration of Indians ever seen in the West, without waiting for support from other cavalry contingents which were on their way to the scene?
To answer that, you need to know what happened on June 28th.
"The Glorious Boy," a podcast novel by Aram Schefrin, tells Custer's story from after the Civil War through the date of his massacre, in the voice of Captain Frederick Benteen, the soldier who hated Custer.
It's the story of a small but romantic man longing for past glory, seduced by capitalism, corruption and political ambition.
This is Aram Schefrin's fourth podcast novel, following "Marwan: The Autobiography of a 9/11 Hijacker," "Consider the Elephant: The Life and Death of John Wilkes Booth as told by his brother Edwin," and "The Tenth Cow," the tale of a plot to speed the Messiah's arrival at the risk of nuclear war.
All of these podcasts can be found for free download at podiobooks.com, libsyn.com and on iTunes. Or you can listen to or download each chapter for free at this website.
Tags: custer, custer's last stand, little big horn, benteen
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