EPISODE · May 24, 2026 · 8 MIN
Week 9: Custer, Little Bighorn, and the Birth of a Legend
from My First Podcast · host Jellypod
This episode unpacks how the Battle of the Little Bighorn was transformed into instant myth, from Walt Whitman’s poem to the making of Custer as a romantic martyr. It also explores the realities behind the legend: Native resistance, buffalo extermination, military blunders, and the politics that turned a defeat into a national story.
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