J. R. Gregg’s fascination with frontier history began with family stories about a heroic ancestor who died fighting Indians in 1704. He spent thirty years in Colorado before return...view moreJ. R. Gregg’s fascination with frontier history began with family stories about a heroic ancestor who died fighting Indians in 1704. He spent thirty years in Colorado before returning home to Massachusetts. Surviving Custer is based on regimental records, troopers’ memoirs, and time spent with his Lakota friends and Ojibwa relatives.view less