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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
by NEIHARDT, John G.
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1971
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- Softcover
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- 9780803251410
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Lincoln: A Bison Book / University of Nebraska Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1971. Softcover. 0803251416 . Stated Fourteenth Bison Book printing, August 1971. Black Elk, the holy man of the Oglala Sioux, tells his life story to poet John G. Neihardt. A second cousin to Crazy Horse, Black Elk was present at both the Battle… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Military and United States Indian Policy, 1865-1903
by WOOSTER, Robert
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1995
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- Softcover
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- 9780803297678
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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition Thus. Softcover. 080329767X . A first printing of a softcover reprint edition of Robert Wooster's analysis of the policy of the US Government with regard to Indians, from the mid-1800s through the early 20th century. With several maps, mostly showing military campaigns. --- In stiff wraps with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Custer's Last Stand: The Anatomy of an American Myth
by DIPPIE, Brian W.
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1994
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- Softcover
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- 9780803265929
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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1994. First Edition Thus. Softcover. 0803265921 . A first printing of a softcover edition of Brian Dippie's study of the ways in which Custer's Last Stand has been portayed in popular culture, such as in movies, dramatic recreations and in works of art. With a section of black & white… Read more about this item Item Price
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Following the Guidon
by CUSTER, Elizabeth Bacon
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- 1994
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- Softcover
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- 9780803263628
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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Very Good. 1994. Softcover. 0803263627 . A first printing of a softcover reprint edition of Elizabeth ("Libby") Bacon Custer's account of the exploits of her husband George Armstrong Custer's Seventh Cavalry, in their encounters with southern plains Indians in the 1860s. Mrs. Custer and other kinfolk of the soldiers often traveled … Read more about this item Item Price
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Thrilling Days in Army Life
by FORSYTH, General George A.
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- 1994
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- Softcover
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- 9780803268739
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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1994. Softcover. 0803268734 . A first printing of a softcover reprint edition of General George A. Forsyth's account of the 1868 Battle of Beecher Island, as well as other skirmishes between the US Army and various Indian tribes. The General also includes his eyewitness account of the surrender of Confederate… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Unspeakable Sadness: The Dispossession of the Nebraska Indians
by WISHART, David J.
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- 1997
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- Softcover
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- 9780803297951
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1997. Softcover. 0803297955 . A softcover advanced review copy of David Wishart's examination of the history of Indians in Nebraska. The author, a historical geographer, makes use of numerous maps to help tell the story of the loss of the traditional lands and way of life of Nebraska's Indian peoples.… Read more about this item Item Price
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On the Plains with Custer and Hancock: The Journal of Isaac Coates, Army Surgeon
by KENNEDY, W. J. D.
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- 1997
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- Softcover
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- 9781555661847
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Boulder: Johnson Books. Near Fine. 1997. Softcover. 155566184X . A first printing of a softcover edition presenting the journal of U.S. Army Surgeon Isaac Coates, written in 1867. Following the Civil War, Gen. W. S. Hancock and Col. George A. Custer pursued the Southern Cheyenne tribe in western Kansas. The journal has been edited by W. J.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Benteen-Goldin Letters on Custer and His Last Battle
by CARROLL, John M.
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1991
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- Softcover
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- 9780803263352
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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Very Good+. 1991. First Edition Thus. Softcover. 080326335X . A first printing of the University of Nebraska Press softcover reprint edition of a collection of letters, mostly between Captain Frederick Benteen and Private Theodore Goldin. The two both fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, in which Gen. George Custer was… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Cheyenne Indians: History and Society, -and- War, Ceremonies and Religion (2-volume reprint set)
by GRINNELL, George Bird
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- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
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- 1972
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- Softcover
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- 9780803257719
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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1972. Softcover. A two-volume softcover set presenting George Bird Grinnell's detailed study of the Cheyenne Indians. First published in 1923 by the Yale University Press, this study is the product of years of close contact between the author and the Cheyenne people: Grinnell lived among the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Cheyenne Nation: A Social and Demographic History
by MOORE, John H.
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- Used - Good in Very Good dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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- 9780803231078
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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0803231075 . First edition (so indicated by lack of subsequent printings, copyright page). John H. Moore, per the jacket flap, has produced ". . .not only an excellent quantitative study of the Cheyenne Indians but also the first full ethnography of a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dictionary of the American Indian
by STOUTENBURGH Jr., John L.
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1960
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- Hardcover
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New York: Philosophical Library Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A collection of facts about the American Indians, presented in a straightforward, unbiased manner. --- In grey paper-covered boards backed in orange cloth, with black titling to spine. Volume wrapped in jacket with illustration of an Indian mounted on… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Unvanquished: A Novel of the American Revolution (Modern Library #239.1)
by FAST, Howard
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- [c.1946]
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- Hardcover
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New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. [c.1946]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition presenting Howard Fast's historical novel of George Washington and the American Revolution. Includes maps of New Jersey and New York City areas in 1776. Volume in jacket with a front panel color illustration of Washington. ---… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Education of Henry Adams (Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series)
by ADAMS, Henry
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- 1980
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- Hard Cover
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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. Hard Cover. A deluxe leatherbound reprint edition by the Franklin Library presenting the autobiography by Henry Adams (1838-1918). The author was the great-grandson of President John Adams and grandson of Pres. John Quincy Adams. This Pulitzer prize-winning work, published posthumously in 1919, represented his… Read more about this item Item Price
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Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York for the Years 1842 & 3
by VALENTINE, D. T.
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- 1842
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- Hardcover
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$249.00
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New York: Thomas Snowden, Printer. Good+. 1842. Hardcover. A compact handbook to the New York City of 1842 & 1843. This almanac-style work provides detailed information about people engaged in a variety of occupations, government officials, law enforcement, NY post office, foreign consuls, city financial data, real estate values, water supply systems, ferries, newspapers and other… Read more about this item Item Price
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Reporting Civil Rights: Part One, American Journalism 1941-1963 and Part Two, American Journalism 1963-1973
by KING Jr., Rev. Martin Luther; MEREDITH, James H. et al.
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 2003
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- Hardcover
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- 9781931082280
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$36.00
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New York: The Library of America / Literary Classics of the United States, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first editions. Per a jacket flap, this two-volume set is an ". . .anthology [chronicling] over thirty tumultuous years in the struggle of African-Americans for freedom and equal rights." The writings of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers (Everyman's Library #480)
by MASEFIELD, John (introduction)
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- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
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- 1920
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- Hardcover
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$30.00
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London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd./E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1920. Hardcover. A 1920 reprint of the 1910 issuance. Per Donald Armstron Ross, p.97, this Everyman's Library edition is a presentation of "The important contemporary tracts and narratives, annotated, on the founding of New… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Education of Henry Adams (Modern Library #76.2)
by ADAMS, Henry
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- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
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- [c.1952]
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- Hardcover
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$15.50
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New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. [c.1952]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition of an autobiography by the grandson of John Quincy Adams and great-grandson of John Adams, both former American presidents. First published privately in 1907, it became a highly-praised success upon its publication for a wider audience in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Two Captains West: An Historical Tour of the Lewis and Clark Trail
by SALISBURY, Albert and Jane
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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$23.00
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Seattle: Superior Publishing Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition of a pictorial guide to the route taken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they explored the newly-bought Louisiana Purchase at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson. Included are 160 of Albert Salisbury's photos of Lewis & Clark… Read more about this item Item Price
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The First Spanish Entry into San Francisco Bay 1775: The Original Narrative, Hitherto Unpublished, by Fr Vincente María. And Further Details by Participants in the First Explorations of the Bay's Waters (Limited Edition, 1 of 5000 copies)
by GALVIN, John (editor)
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- Used - Near Fine in Good dust jacket
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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$34.00
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San Francisco: John Howell--Books. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. A limited edition (1 of 5000 copies), presenting a modern English-language version of the journal kept by Father Santa María in 1775, recording the first Spanish voyage of exploration into San Francisco Bay. With four contemporary maps. Also with six Louis Choris… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Zunis of Cibola
by CRAMPTON, C. Gregory
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780874801200
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Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0874801206 . Stated second printing 1979. C. Gregory Crampton examines the history and way of life of the Zuni people of the Zuni Pueblo and environs on western New Mexico. With a map of the region and several pages of black &… Read more about this item Item Price
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