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Based on the 1984 best selling historical novel by Evan S, Connell, Son in the Morning Star won five Emmys in the event it first aired in 1991. Focusing on the life span and times during the General George Armstrong Custer, it will take up Custer's life nearby the end with the American Civil War, follows him through his involvement in famous Indian wars, and culminates with all the battle of Little Big Horne. I particularly similar to this version since it attempts to get beyond the stereotypes and familiarizes you with the real man; it gives you a great review of the personalities involved and the events before and following the battle. Between June 25 and 26, 1876, a combined force of Lakota and Northern Cheyenne led the United States 7th Cavalry in a battle near the Little Bighorn River with what was then the eastern fringe of the Montana Territory. The engagement may be known by a few names: the Battle of Greasy Grass, the Battle of Little Big Horn, and Custer's Last Stand. Perhaps the most famous action from the Indian Wars, it absolutely was a remarkable victory for Sitting Bull with his fantastic forces. They defeated a column of seven hundred men led by George Armstrong Custer; five of the Seventh's companies were annihilated and Custer himself was killed in the engagement along with 2 of his brothers plus a brother-in-law. Known as the battle that left no white survivors, Little Big Horn has inspired over 1,000 art pieces, including over 40 films. Here are four from the best...