Son of the Morning Star

Name: Son of the Morning Star
Author: Evan Connell

by Evan Connell

Historical narrative account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and Custer's defeat

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Evan Connell

Evan Connell wrote with lapidary precision about the quiet desperation of suburban middle-class marriage in Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge, two companion novels that are landmarks of postwar American realism. He also wrote the acclaimed historical narrative Son of the Morning Star.

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