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In the Land of the Grasshopper Song Two Women in the Klamath River Indian Country in 1908-09
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Lincoln, Nebraska: Bison Books, 1980. First Bison Book Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Native American History. In 1908 two young women---the authors of this book---accepted Indian Service appointments as field matrons for the Karok Indians in the Klamath and Salmon River country of northern California. Although the area had been the scene of a gold rush some fifty years earlier, they write in the foreword, "the social life of the Indian---what he believed and the way he felt about things---was very little affected by white influence. . . In near fine condition. 313 pp. more information
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North South East West American Indians and the Natural World
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Pittsburgh & Boulder: Roberts Rinehart Pub, 1998. Oversized softcover. Good +. Native American Indians. This book presents dozens of Native quotes and vibrant photographs of people and the objects they made, to depict how American Indians relate to the world around them. Dr. Marsha Bol focuses on four groups: the Hopi of the Southwest, the Tlingit of the Northwest, the Lakota of the Plains, and the Iroquois Nations of the Northeast. She concludes with a short section on urban Indians. Book is clean and pages are tightly bound. 176 pp. more information
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Holding Stone Hands On the Trail of the Cheyenne Exodus
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Lincoln, Nebraska: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1999. First printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. In 1878 approximately three hundred Northern Cheyennes under the leadership of Dull Knife and Little Wolf fled shameful conditions on an Indian Territory reservation in present-day Oklahoma. Settled there against their will, they were making a peaceful attempt to return to their homeland in the Tongue River country. Despite earlier promises that the Cheyennes could choose to leave the reservation, government officials declared them renegades and sent thousands of soldiers in pursuit. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 347 pp. more information
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The American Heritage Book Of Indians
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New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1981. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. An introduction by John Fitzgerald Kennedy. This is the first book to record the story of all Indians, as they affected each other, as they affected the white man---and as the white man, in turn, affected the Indian. As John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, says in his introduction to this volume, "When we forget great contributors to our American History---when we neglect the heroic past of the American Indian---we thereby weaken our own heritage. We need to remember the contributions our forefathers found here and from which they borrowed liberally." A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 384 pp. more information
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Tales To Tell Legends Of The Senecas
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Pecos, New Mexico: Dove Publications, 1978. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. Black and white Illustrations. In recent years many Americans have awakened to the rich and creative heritage of the people they ruthlessly displaced. We are at last beginning to realize that there is much to learn from Black Elk, Lame Deer, Hosteen Klah and the anonymous tellers of these tales. All of them take us back to nature and to man's place in it. They all speak of a world of spirit, both good and evil, which penetrates the physical world at every point. . . Pages are clean and tightly bound. 88 pp. more information
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I Have Spoken American History Through the Voices of the Indians
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Chicago: Swallow Pr, 1971. First edition/First Printing. Trade Paperback. Good +. Native American History. I Have Spoken is a collection of American Indian oratory from the 17th to the 20th century, concentrating on speeches focusing around Indian-white relationships, especially treaty-making negotiations. Pages are clean and tightly bound except for a slight crease on the back cover at the bottom left-hand corner, otherwise in better than good condition. 206 pp. more information
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The Fourth World of the Hopis The Epic Story of the Hopi Indians As Preserved in Their Legends and Traditions
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Albuquerque, New Mexico: Univ of New Mexico Pr, 1987. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. Here the noted folklorist brings together traditional accounts of epic events and adventures in the life of Hopi clans and villages, from legendary to historical times. . . A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 239 pp. more information
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Speaking of Indians
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Nebraska: Univ of Nebraska Pr/Bison Books, 1998. First printing. Trade Paperback. Good +. Native American Indians. Reprinted from the original 1944 edition by Friendship Press, New York. Ella Deloria could speak intimately about Indian ways because she belonged to a Yankton Sioux family. A distinguished scholar who studied with Franz Boas at Columbia University, she had the gift of language and the understanding necessary to bridge races. This book is an important source of information about Dakota culture and a classic in its elegant clarity of insight. Pages are clean and bound tight. An Ex-Library copy. 163 pp. more information
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Crazy Horse and The Real Reason for the Battle of the Little Big Horn
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Denver, Colorado: Wiconi Waste Publishing, 2000. First printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. Dr. A. Ross, Ehanamani offers his unique blend of Indian Oral history, spiritural knowledge, world politics and U. S. government manipulations to demonstrate how Crazy Horse's short but courageous life collided head on with corrupt forces that were hell-bent on stealing the sacred Black Hills from the Sioux. A commendable effort by a talented writer from the Sioux Nation. Signed by the author himself. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 110 pp. more information
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Crazy Horse and The Real Reason for the Battle of the Little Big Horn
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Denver, Colorado: Wiconi Waste Publishing, 2007. Eleventh Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. Dr. A. Ross, Ehanamani offers his unique blend of Indian Oral history, spiritural knowledge, world politics and U. S. government manipulations to demonstrate how Crazy Horse's short but courageous life collided head on with corrupt forces that were hell-bent on stealing the sacred Black Hills from the Sioux. A commendable effort by a talented writer from the Sioux Nation. Signed by the author himself. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 110 pp. more information
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The Giant Book Of Native Americans The story of America's original inhabitants in all its beauty, magic, truth, and tragedy
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London: Magie Books, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Jon E. Lewis tells their fascinating story, from the first time the Native American people set foot on the continent, to the "forgotten wars" of the 16th and 17th centuries that wiped many tribes from the face of the East Coast, to recent resurgence and innovations. In better than good condition, clean and unmarked. 571 pp. more information
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The American Indian Past and Present
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New York: McGraw-Hill College, 1992. Fourth edition. Trade Paperback. Good. Native American History. A collection of secondary readings which cover each major native American region of the present United States and each important time period. The topics covered include the role of women in the tribal society, Indians and the environment, means used by tribal people to avert disaster, Indian diplomacy, education, and ways of self-government. In good condition, clean and unmarked except for slight curling at the top. 312 pp. more information
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Keepers of the Totem The American Indians
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Alexandria, Virginia: Time/Life Books, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good. Native American History. Contents: Legacy Of The Raven, Links To The Supernatural, and Encounters With The Iron People. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 192 pp. more information
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Indians Of Sequoia and Kings Canyon
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Three Rivers, California: Sequoia Natural History Association, 1972. Revised. Pamphlet. Fair. Native American History. Contents: The Prehistoric Indians and The Historic Indians. An acceptable, clean and unmarked Ex-Library copy except for the binding which is split at the seam near the top of the spine. A56 pp. more information
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Gambler Way Indian Gaming in Mythology, History, and Archaeology in North America
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Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Books, 1996. First edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. The first book ever to examine Indian gaming myths on a continental scale, Gambler Way reveals that not only was gambling---in practice as well as in myth---common to nearly all of the indigenous peoples of North America, but also that the games and stories were universally part of the sacred lore and rituals of the tribes. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 250 pp. more information
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The Seminole Indians of North America
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New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1989. First edition. Trade Paperback. Good +. Native American History. Many black and white photographs and illustrations. The Seminole came into being in the 18th century when many Indians of the Southeast fled to Spanish-held Florida to escape encroachment and enslavement by non-Indian settlers. These diverse groups settled in the fertile flood plains of northern Florida, where they lived in peace with the Spanish and prospered. . . Pages are clean and tightly bound except for slight curling at bottom. 111 pp. more information
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The Comanche Empire
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New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Univ Pr, 2008. Book of the Month Club. Hardcover. New/new. Native American History. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, at the high tide of imperial struggles in North America, an indigenous empire rose to dominate the fiercely contested lands of the American Southwest, the southern Great Plains, and northern Mexico. This powerful empire, built by the comanche Indians, eclipsed its various European and Native American rivals in military prowess, political prestige, economic power, commercial reach, and cultural influence. Yet, until now, the Comanche empire has gone unrecognized in historical accounts. A Brand spanking new book. 500 pp. more information
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The Cheyennes Indians Of The Great Plains Case Studies In Cultural Anthropology
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New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1964. Trade Paperback. Good. Native American History. In good condition except for the prior owners name on the inside cover and a prior price stamped on the first page. Also highlighted throughout the book. 103 pp. A very interesting book on Cheyenne life in the past. more information
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Wars of the Iroquois A Study in Intertribal Trade
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Madison, Wisconsin: Univ of Wisconsin Pr, 1972. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 209 pp. more information
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Shadows at Dawn A Borderlands Massacre and the Violence of History
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New York: Penguin Pr, 2008. First printing. Hardcover. New/new. Native American History. A groundbreaking exploration of one of the worst Indian massacres in American history illuminates the clash of American, Mexican, and tribal cultures in the southwestern borderlands. Brand New-never read. 358 pp. more information
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Narrative of my Captivity among the Sioux Indians Legends of the West
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New York: Konecky & Konecky, 1990. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Non-Fiction. Black and white Illustrations and photographs. Fanny Kelly's story of life among the Sioux Indians is among the best of, "Captivity Stories" that were popular in the mid-nineteenth century. It details her capture and ordeals and at the same time gives us a vivid picture of a way of life that was soon to disappear. Pages are bright and clean. 274 pp. more information
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The Navaho
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Garden City, New York: Anchor Books, 1962. Revised. Paperback. Good. Native American History. A thorough and readable account of the largest Indian tribe in the U. S., this work on the Navaho considers four aspects of his life: first, Navaho history from archaeological times to the present; second, the Navaho's present economic situation and his attempts to wrest a livelihood from his harsh physical environment; third, the Navaho's sense of the supernatural: his myths, beliefs, anxieties, fears, his self-image in a modern world dominated by white people; and finally, the Navaho's social structure, his family life, and his language. In good condition, clean and a few penciled under linings in the first few pages of the book. 355 pp. more information
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Pictorial History of the American Indian 350 Illustrations Including Many Full Color Plates
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New York: Bonanza Books, 1974. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Native American History. From the first Siberian crossings to Wounded Knee, the book tells the dramatic story of the famous chiefs, the principal tribes and Indian nations, the wars and alliances, and the desperate struggle to preserve a way of life in the face of the inevitable westward movement of the European settlers. Here, too, is a picture of a new generation of Indian leadership, working in the courtroom, in the legislature, and in the streets, using today's weapons of protest and petition, fighting to increase the economic and educational opportunities of their people, and attempting to prevent the exploitation of natural resources on tribal land. Pages are very clean and tightly bound. DJ has a few slight imperfections along bottom of back and top front areas, otherwise DJ in good condition. 288 pp. more information
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Lame Deer Seeker of Visions
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New York: Washington Square Press Publications, 1976. First Pocket Books Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Native American History and more. Black and white photographs. Storyteller, rebel, medicine man, Lame Deer was born almost eighty years ago on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. A full-blooded Sioux, he has been many things in the white man's world---rodeo clown, painter, prisoner. But, above all, he is a holy man of the Lakota tribe. A very good, clean and unmarked copy. 277 pp. more information
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Let Me Be Free A Nez Perce Tragedy
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New York: Harpercollins, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Native American History. Let Me Be Free tells the dramatic, heart-breaking story of the desperate attempt of Chief Joseph and his Nez Perce Indians of Idaho to elude annihilation by strong forces of U.S. Cavalry and civilian volunteers and escape to Canada---one of the tragic epics in the long saga of our mistreatment of Native Americans. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. DJ is in good condition except for a slight tear on the back at the top near the spine. 403 pp. more information
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Black Hills - White Justice : The Sioux Nation vs. the United States, 1775 to the Present
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Lincoln, Nebraska: Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1999. First Bison Books Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. Black and white photographs. Black Hills/White Justice tells of the longest active legal battle in United States history: the century-long effort by the Sioux nations to receive compensation for the seizure of the Black Hills. . . A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 492 pp. more information
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My People, the Sioux
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Lincoln, Nebraska: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1975. First Bison Book Printing. Trade Paperback. Good +. Native American History. When it was first published in 1928, Luther Standing Bear's autobiographical account of his tribe and tribesmen was hailed by Van Wyck Brooks as "one of the most engaging and veracious we have ever had." It remains a landmark in Indian literature, among the first books about Indians written from the Indian point of view by an Indian. In better than good condition, clean and unmarked. 288 pp. more information
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People of the Shining Mountains The Utes of Colorado
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Pruett Pub Co, 1982. First edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. An eminently readable history of the Ute Indians of Colorado from earliest times to the present. A very clean and unmarked copy. 190 pp. more information
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Grand County Historical Association Journal; Volume VII, Number 1, Middle Park Indians to 1881
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Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado: Egan Printing, June, 1987. Pamphlet. Very Good. An Historical Journal of the Ute Indians. Illustrations and black and white photographs. 88 pp. more information
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The Winds Erase Your Footprints
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Happy Camp, California: Naturegraph Pub, 2002. First edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. The Winds Erase Your Footprints is an authentic, true story of the Navajo in the 1930s. Newlyweds, a Navajo man who worked as an extra in the Hollywood movies and a white woman from an Indian dance group, decide to move to New Mexico to live with the husband's family. Luciano had carefully described the Navajo hogan, traditions and lifestyle to dissuade his wife from such a vast cultural change, but Juanita is eager to meet the challenge. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 335 pp. more information
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The Cheyenne
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Franklin Watts: Scholastic Library Pub, 1992. First Paperback Edition. Oversized softcover. Very Good. Native American History. Signed on the first page by the author himself. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 63 pp. more information
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The Pawnee
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Franklin Watts: Scholastic Library Pub, 1994. First edition. Oversized softcover. Very Good. Native American History. Signed on the first page by the author himself. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 64 pp. more information
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Twilight of the Sioux The song of the Indian Wars; The song of the Messiah; Volume II of A cycle of the West
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Nebraska: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1971. 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. American Indian Poetry. Wars" The author of "Black Elk Speaks" writes the history of Native Americans in epic poetry. Pages are clean and tight. 110 pp. more information
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The Pueblo Indians Of North America
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Chelsea House Publishers, 1994. Oversized softcover. Very Good. Native American History. Many black and white photographs. The Pueblo (the Spanish word for village) were given their name by the 16th -century Spanish conquerors of the present-day American Southwest, who were amazed to discover Indian peoples--mostly in what is today New Mexico but some as far west as Arizona--living in large villages consisting of numerous multilevel "apartment" buildings made of adobe and other materials. Book is clean and crisp. 120 pp. more information
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American Indian Life
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Lincoln, Nebraska: Univ. of Nebraska Press/Bison Books, 1991. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Native American Stories. "Twenty-seven short stories about American Indians representing twenty-three separate tribes from Eskimo to Mayan. The stories are fictional but are based on tribal life as understood by the authors, most of whom are ethnologists. Pages are clean and tightly bound. A very good copy except a slight curling at front of bottom of cover. 419 pp. more information
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Utes The Mountain People
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Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Books, 1990. Revised. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. Black and white photographs throughout the book. The heart of Ute history lies in the oral tradition and is slowly fading away. Utes: The Mountain People presents the rich panorama of Ute history, from the archaeological features of prehistoric Ute cultures to elements of present-day Ute culture. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 178 pp. more information
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The Battle Of The 1,000 Slain And Other Stories Selected From Our Indian Heritage
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New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1971. Third printing. Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. A Vintage Collector's copy. Number T958. Original price 60 cents. Here is the story of War Chief Little Turtle----plus eight other action-packed true stories of Indian leaders in a life-and-death struggle for their people and their land. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. Protected by a clear plastic sleeve. 256 pp. more information
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In Search of the Old Ones Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. In real-life adventure, David Roberts explores America's great prehistoric mystery: who were the people known as the Anasazi and what caused them to abandon their homeland in AD 1300. . . . Pages are very clean and tightly bound. 271 pp. more information
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Cheyenne Autumn
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Lincoln, Nebraska: Univ of Nebraska Pr/Bison Books, 1992. First printing. Trade Paperback. Good. Native American History. Mari Sandoz does more than just tell the story. With her customary skill, she manages to recreate a man, a scene, an event, a page from history, so that through her prose this great story of the struggle of a small band of homesick, mistreated, half-starved Indians against the military might of a major nation takes on the stature of an American epic. A good copy except for the small circular stain on the first page but nothing to call home about. 282 pp. more information
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Moon of Popping Trees The Tragedy at Wounded Knee and the End of the Indian Wars
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Lincoln, Nebraska: Bison Books, 1981. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. "As an Indian historian, I consider Moon of Popping Trees triumphantly superb. . . History in its truest form and untarnished perspective." ---Dallas Chief Eagle, former Director of the United Sioux Tribes. A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 219 pp. more information
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North American Indians Myths & Legends
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New York: Avenel Books, 1986. Reprint. Hardcover. Good +/very good. Native American History. Originally published by Bracken Books in 1985. In countless tepees, across the wide expanse of the North American continent, the Indian storytellers filled the hours of darkness with tales of myth and magic that held their audiences spellbound. There is a gift inscription which states, "Merry X-mas and happy Channaka! 1988 our second married X-mas. Much Love Robin" in the front cover of the book, otherwise no marks or tears. In more than good condition. 393 pp. more information
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I Am a Man Chief Standing Bear's Journey for Justice
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New York: St Martins Pr, 2009. Book Club. Hardcover. New/new. Native American History. "I Am a Man" chronicles what happened when Standing Bear set off on a six-hundred-mile walk to return the body of his only son to the Ponca's traditional burial ground. Along the way, it examines the complex relationship between the United States government and this small, peaceful tribe. It looks at the legal consequences of land swaps and broken treaties, while never losing sight of the heartbreaking journey the Ponca endured. New, never been read. Excellent condition. 257 pp. more information
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The American Indians The Spirit World
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Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1992. First Edition/First printing. Oversized Hardcover. Very Good +. Native American History. An excellent volume of The American Indians series. There are a total of 23 volumes in the set. 176 pp. more information
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American Indians Answers to Today's Questions
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Lake Ann, Michigan: Natl Woodlands Pub Co, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Native American Studies. American Indians are sometimes called the "unknown minority" in the United States. In terms of numbers, the designation is certainly true, for less than one percent of the total U.S. Population is Indian. And "unknown" is also correct if we consider that so many stereotypes of Indians exist. These false images are often rooted in the way Native inhabitants have been depicted in movies and novels, and on television. Pages are clean and tightly bound. 331 pp. more information
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Atlas of the North American Indian
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New York: Checkmark Books, 2009. Third edition. Oversized softcover. New. Native American History. The fully revised and updated Atlas of the North American Indian contains more than 120 full-color maps that detail the migrations, tribal locations, historical landmarks, reservations, and other important settings related to American Indians, as well as chronicling their interactions with European colonists and other non-Native peoples. . . New and in excellent shape. 450 pp. more information
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Indian Wars
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New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. "Indian Wars is a masterwork of synthesis and clarity. Only when one contemplates three hundred years of Indian-white warfare can one appreciate the task of sorting out the significant events and the knowledge and discipline inherent in presenting them. . . Pages are clean and tightly bound. 317 pp. more information
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Book of the Hopi The first revelation of the Hopi's historical and religious world-view of life
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New York: Viking Pr, 1977. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Fair. Native American History. Drawings and source material recorded by Oswald White Bear Fredericks. "Only a person as deeply steeped in Hopi mysticism as the Hopis themselves could have produced this volume. Mr. Waters and Mr. Fredericks have approached the task of combining Hopi art, history, tradition, myth, folklore, and ceremonialism with dignity and authority. . . Deserves to be part of the library of any student of the American Southwest." Fair, due to the condition of the wraps, otherwise a good, clean and unmarked copy. 345 pp. more information
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Native Roots How the Indians Enriched America
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1992. First Ballantine Books Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Native American History. Our place names, our farming and hunting techniques, our crafts, the very blood that flows in our veins---all derive from American Indians in ways that we consistently fail to see. In Weatherford's words, "Without understanding Native Americans, we will never know who we are today in America." A very nice, clean and unmarked copy. 310 pp. more information
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The Native Americans An Illustrated History
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Atlanta, GA: Turner Pub, 1993. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Native American History. Dispossessed of their ancestral homelands by successive invasions of Europeans, the first real Americans have long been cloaked in a veil of myth and legend that has hidden from us the true richness and diversity of Indian civilizations and cultures. This newly unfolding legacy represents an unparalleled body of untapped wisdom, which even now provides fresh perspectives on very modern problems. The astonishing reality of Indian history, presented here for the first time from the perspective of native Americans, will deepen our understanding of what it really means to be an American. Pages are very clean and tightly bound. 479 pp. more information
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