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1. Son of the Morning Star attempts to weave into one story the reflections of Custer's wife Elizabeth (Bacon) Custer and a Native woman's recounting of Custer. Son of the Morning Star is the best single Hollywood-style portrayal of this story. The acting on the whole is very good. Gary Cole as Custer is very believable. The Native actors are superb.

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2. Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Big Horn is a nonfiction account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, , by novelist Evan S. Connell, published in by North Point Press.

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3. "Son of the Morning Star" was an Arikara name for Gen. George Armstrong Custer. Custer is the central figure of this book. The Battle of the Little Big Horn is the central event. But the sweep of the book is much broader than Custer and his "Last Stand"/5.

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4. Custer's famous demise has yielded thousands of books, and Son of the Morning Star is exceptional among them: part anthropological study of Plains Indian life, part military history, and part character study of the principal actors in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Evan Connell's work presents the first truly balanced account of Custer's monmorekyfarebocatecocawoods.xyzinfo by:

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5. Son of the Morning Star is narrated terrifically by Buffy St. Marie as an older American woman characterization. This is a fabulous mini series and has a smooth feel to it and clips along at a good pace for a TV movie. Son Of The Morning Star DVD is a must own for early American history buffs and all who appreciate great TV movies.

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6. (12) How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! --The word for Lucifer is, literally, the shining one, the planet Venus, the morning star, the son of the dawn, as the symbol of the Babylonian power, which was so closely identified with astrolatry.

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7. Apr 01,  · Son of the Morning Star is the type of book that teaches you something new on each new reading. Regardless of your position on the U. S. government vs. the Native Americans, this is an exciting look at the 's in the wild West, the people and events that shaped our country, and our national image and identity/5().

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8. Son of the Morning Star is narrated by Buffy St. Marie, attempting--with moderate success--an "old lady" characterization. Side Note: Kevin Costner was offered the role of Custer in Son of the Morning Star, but turned it down to concentrate on his own Native American epic--a little diversion called Dance With Wolves (which also featured Rodney.

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9. Feb 13,  · ''Son of the Morning Star,'' however, has won Mr. Connell praise in periodicals from the Civil War Book Exchange to the Manchester Guardian. .

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