Alien Horseman: An Italian Shavetail with Custer Tapa blanda - 2009

Paperback / softback. New.

Heritage Books, Inc.. Paperback. new. new. Alien Horseman: An Italian Shavetail with Custer - J. C. Ladenheim. Major (Count) Charles C. De Rudio, U.S.A. (Ret.), Italian by birth and American by adoption, ""gave his youth to the cause of Italian liberty and spent thirty-two years of unblemished service in the United States Army."" As a teenager, De Rudio was one of numerous conspirators working to liberate Italy and he participated in an assassination attempt on Napoleon III by throwing a bomb at the king's carriage. Sentenced to a term in French Guyana, he would later escape the prison compound and eventually make his way to the United States. He enlisted in the army and saw service in the American Civil War, at the Little Bighorn Massacre, in the subjugation of the Nez Perce and surrender of Chief Joseph, and patrol duty in the Black Hills. He retired as a major and died in 1910. An informative biography that interlaces De Rudio's para-military and military experiences with his family life… Leer más

Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2003. 1st edition. Paperback. Collectible - Very Good. Major Charles C. De Rudio, Italian by birth and American by adoption, spent 33 years on duty with the U.S. Army, including seeing action during the 1876 Battle of Little Big Horn.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Heritage Books, Inc, 2003-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!