The Dakotas or Sioux in Minnesota As They Were in 1834 by Pond, Rev. Samuel William - 1908: Minnesota Historical Society Vol. XII

[St. Paul]: Minnesota Historical Society, 1908. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. Extracted from the Minnesota Historical society Volume II. No title page as extract issued. Pages 319-501. Frontispiece photograph of the author. Article bound in three quarter red leather binding with red faded cloth covered boards. Green floral end papers. Spine is chipped with loss upper and lower edges. Front hinge cracked. Covers loose but attached. Previous owner name stamped on the front and back end sheets. Interior contents in good condition.

[St Paul]: Minnesota Historical Society, 1908., 1908. First edition. First Edition. Disbound. Pages [319]-501. Frontispiece portrait of Pond. Disbound from Volume XII of the Minnesota Historical Society Collections. Samuel Pond came to Minnesota, with his brother Gideon, in 1834 and became the first missionaries residing among the Sioux. An excellent early history of the Sioux, Rev. Pond felt that it was important to record the way the Sioux lived prior to much exposure to white men, "while they still retained the customs of their ancestors". A very interesting account addressing all aspects of everyday life of the Sioux at that time. Fine.