For centuries, the tipi was the chosen home of many American Indian tribes. Times have changed, but the tipi is still with us. People around the world are discovering the charms of this beautiful, portable shelter. This practical guide tells:
- where to get a tipi
- how to haul it
- how to set it up
- how to furnish it
- how to keep it warm in winter, cool in summer, and dry in a stormy spring
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Dyanne Fry Cortez is the author of Hot Jams & Cold Showers: Scenes from the Kerrville Folk Festival (Dos Puertas Publishing, 2000). Her work has appeared in Texas Parks & Wildlife, Hill Country View, The Austin Chronicle, The Good Life, and Enchanted Rock. She was one of fifty-five authors featured in Cupid's Wild Arrows, an international anthology on cross-cultural romance.
Javier Cortez has been a buckskinner, tipi camper, and creator of wearable art since the early 1970s. His bead and leather crafts have been seen in films, music videos, and album covers. He frequently takes part in storytelling and interpretive exhibits at festivals and heritage fairs.
Mr. and Ms. Cortez married in 1988. They currently reside in Austin, Texas, and go camping with their tipi every chance they get.
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Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. R.W. Clarkson (cover Illustration); Randy Garst (photography) (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_486794816
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. R.W. Clarkson (cover Illustration); Randy Garst (photography) (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0970018916I4N00
Seller: Inklings Books, Germantown, MD, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. R.W. Clarkson (cover Illustration); Randy Garst (photography) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Appears virtually unread. Both writers have signed this, with the inscription "Hoka Hay". An excellent guide. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1786427165847
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. R.W. Clarkson (cover Illustration); Randy Garst (photography) (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition in as-new condition. The Friends of the Bridgeport Public Library use these funds to promote literacy in the community and in the Bridgeport Public Schools. Seller Inventory # 007345
Seller: Lost and Found Books, Healesville, VIC, Australia
soft cover. Condition: Fine, near new condition. No Jacket. R.W. Clarkson (cover Illustration); Randy Garst (photography) (illustrator). Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. 22 cm. 93 pages. Seller Inventory # 47324
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Seller: Peter Rhodes, Southampton, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: As New. R.W. Clarkson (cover Illustration); Randy Garst (photography) (illustrator). First Edition. 215 x 140mm. pp. 93. English text. A practical guide on how to choose, transport, build and furnish a tipi. Black and white photographic illustrations. Bound in original pictorial wraps with black and white lettering to spine and yellow and white lettering to front cover. Book in as new condition. Seller Inventory # 023011
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