American: The Life Story of a Great Indian; Plenty-Coups, Chief of the Crows

Linderman, Frank B. (Inscribed By the Author to E. Howard Atchley)

Published by John Day Plenty Coups Indians, New York; (1930)

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Octavo. 313 pages. Inscribed "To /E. Howard Atchley/, Like this old 'Injun' if/ you can, /Frank B. Linderman /1930. Illustrated by H.M. Stoops. While the vast majority of Americans had regarded Indians as savages, Frank Linderman of Montana promoted positive views of Indians. This began when Plenty Coups, the last traditional chief of the Crow Indians, recounted his life to Frank Bird Linderman in 1928. Though Plenty Coups was now aged 80, he recounted the vision that had set his course in life. When he was about twenty, he said, he had visited a traditional Crow site in the Crazy Mountains and seen himself as an old man. Stamped on page 44: Green Fields, Double A Ranch, Tucson. This book is inscribed to the City Engineer of Tucson, G. Howard Atchley. The plan in the early 20's was to take the old pueblo which had become an unplanned city and create some zoning standards to both protect its history and create modern standards for the city's growth. A very good copy of a book that is rarely signed. Bound in light brown cloth stamped in red, spine lettering red but faded, minor spots of rubbing. A very good copy. [Dykes 50]. Seller Inventory # 031010

Bibliographic Details

Title: American: The Life Story of a Great Indian; ...

Publisher: John Day Plenty Coups Indians, New York; (1930)

Edition: First Edition.