Indians of the Southwest - A Rio Grande Classic

Glorieta, New Mexico: Rio Grande Press, Inc., 1981. 1981 Second Printing Stated . Hard Back. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8 1/2" X 11 1/4. 191 Pages Indexed. Light blue-green boards with red lettering and silver and red decorations to the cover and spine. There is a small tear at bottom spine area with some associated light damage. Interior text and illustration pages are flawless. This is a reprint of the 1913 edition published by American Museum of Natural History, New York which was issued as no. 2 of the Museum's Handbook series, with new preface and introduction. The four color art work on the endpapers, front and back, and several of the interior black and white sketches which were in the first edition, are from the Rio Grande Press art book. This edition has been enlarged from the original 6 X 9 book. When the author Goddard wrote Indians of the Southwest in 1912, he had been at the American Museum of Natural History in New York for three years and the Southwest Indian Hall had been placed in his charge. Goddard's influence on studies for Indians of the Southwest went beyond his museum displays and the present book, and his publications on Athapascan Indians. Goddard's interest went beyond abstract scientific problems but to the man and woman who had to be understood as moulded by the culture in which he lived.