{"title":"Krone","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach Krone fountain pen is a tribute to a particular piece of world history and oftentimes contains an actual physical remnant of the historical artifact itself. In this way, Krone pens become more than just a writing instrument; they become history.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"krone-general-george-armstrong-custer-silver-fountain-pen","title":"Krone General George Armstrong Custer Silver Fountain Pen #101 - Preowned","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMint Preowned Condition - with Boxes and Papers (moderate to heavy peeling inside the box)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA generation after the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Teddy Roosevelt’s reflection on how to approach life perfectly captured the ethos of General George Armstrong Custer. Custer was and is a bigger-than-life American war hero who lost his life in one of the most famous battles in American history. He was a controversial figure in life and continues to be one in death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the afternoon of June 25, 1876, Custer’s 675-man US 7th Cavalry, a renowned and undefeated military unit, wildly attacked a Sioux Indian village of 10,000 people and 6000 warriors. The Sioux, led by Chief Sitting Bull, flew into battle and massacred the 176-man detachment led by Custer that had separated from the main regiment. The battle was over in twenty minutes, with Custer and his men all lying dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCuster and his men had been dispatched from Fort Abraham Lincoln on a search and destroy mission to find and kill Sitting Bull’s tribe. Through a combination of poor reconnaissance and hubris, he had little idea that he would be attacking the largest aggregation of Indians ever assembled on the North American continent. As the 7th Cavalry rode west into the Dakota Territory, they discovered bad omens regarding the battle to come: the decapitated head of a bluecoat infantry man mounted on a stick; a drawing of soldiers dying at the hands of the Indians that was left in a sweat lodge; and, most importantly, the remnants of a Sun Dance, which the Sioux would perform in preparation for going on the war path. The superstitious soldiers’ spirits sunk when they saw these signs of impending death.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Armstrong Custer is a legendary figure in the history of the US military. He was indeed a brave, fierce soldier who won every battle he was ever in, save for the last one. He was a leader of men, seducer of women and lover of sport, at once charismatic and flamboyant. But his alter ego was reckless, arrogant and ruthless, with the soul of a killer. He was a relentless fighting man. In this, he had the respect of the great Indian warriors, who admired bravery in battle and took no prisoners themselves. For them, battle meant either victory or death. And for Custer at the Little Bighorn, it was death at the hands of the people he both hated and admired. 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