BACON and CUSTER

This past week people from all over the world celebrated International Bacon Day. So of course, we  Bullis volunteers had a look in the data base to see what we could find with that "meaty" keyword. 

And ... we found nine entries, including three by Elizabeth Bacon Custer.  Custer? Yes, as in General George Custer. Elizabeth was his wife, and after the bad press he received following his defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn in June 1876, she feared that he would be made a scapegoat by history. So she began a campaign to remedy this situation. She gave speeches and wrote three books that are in the Bullis collection:

Tenting on the Plains; or, General Custer in Kansas and Texas

published by W. L. Webster & Company, New York, 1887

Boots and Saddles; or, Life in Dakota with General Custer

published by Harper & Brothers, NY, 1885

Following the Guidon

published by  Harper & Brothers, NY, 1890

To those of you interested in that time in our country's history, these books may offer some interesting tidbits for your consideration.

As for the "meaty" bacon, we'll let you know next week if we find any books or materials in the collection  that may reveal more about the history of that breakfast favorite.