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DBookmahn Specializing in German military, Napoleonic Wars, Civil War, World Wars I and II, and Russian History Books |
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DBookmahn Specializing in German military, Napoleonic Wars, Civil War, World Wars I and II, and Russian History Books |
[000840] Colton, Harold S.. Hopi Kachina Dolls with a Key to Their Identification. ill. Jack Breed. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico, 1970. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 150 pages with 14 color photographs, 33 halftones and 330 drawings showing the design traditions and identification of 266 Hopi Kachinas. Front flap of dj missing.
[000492] Eckert, Allan W.. Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1992. 1st American Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 862 pages with several maps and end-paper maps. Detailed biography of Tecumseh.
[000448] Jefferson, James, Delaney, Robert W., Thompson, Gergory C.. The Southern Utes: A Tribal History. Ignacio, Colorado: Souther Ute Tribe, 1973. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good+ / No Jacket Issued. Book has 106 pages with a few illustrations. Tiny bit of wear to edge of cover. Name marked over with black marker inside front cover. Decorative design on front and rear cover. Story of the oldest continous residents of Colorado - the Ute Indians.
[000794] Linderman, Frank B.. Native American Voices : Pretty-shield. Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1991. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine / No Jacket. Book has 256 pages and was photographically reprinted from the original. This copy has blind-embossed illustration on cover, marble endpapers, gilt edged pages. Pretty-sheild was an elderly Crow medicine woman when she was interviewed by the author.
[000185] Macfarlan, Allan A.. Modern Hunting with Indian Secrets : Basic, Old-New Skills for Observing and Matching Wits with Nature. ill. Macfarlan, Patty. Harrison, PA: Stackpole Books, 1971. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good(-). Book has 223 pages with illustrations. DJ is chipped along top edge with small amount of wear to bottom edge. This book draws together the woodslore the Indians knew and practiced - how animals relay warnings to one anotherand how to avoid triggering that system...how to walk through a forest without snapping a twig...how to ambush ducks and geese before they leave the water...build a blind of living vegetation that grows so gradually it becomes an accepted part of the game's surroundings...eliminated human scent and find clues in animal scents.
[000780] Marshall, S.L.A.. Crimsoned Prairie : The Wars Between the United States and the Plains Indians During the Winning of the West. ill. Lennox, Mark. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Book Club Ed. Very Good+ / Very Good+. Book contains 268 pages with illustrations. Here is the story of the Indian wars on the Great Plains told by America's foremost writer on military affairs.
[000376] Smith, James. Scoouwa : James Smith's Indian Captivity Narrative. Columbus, OH, U.S.A.: Ohio Historical Society, 1978. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Book has 176 pages. Top front corner of cover is bumped. The journals of Colonel Smith.