Native Americans from Bee Creek Books

Little Rock, Arkansas: Central Printing Company, 1932. A book about the John Stephens, an immigrant who married into the Cherokee nation. It describes the forced migration of the Cherokee people, known as the Trail of Tears. The story is told by John Thornton, a descendant of Stephens. 176 pp. with photographs, letters and songs at conclusion of text. Maroon cloth… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. Letter of the Secretary of War. 39th Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Ex. Doc. No. 15. Read and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, February 2, 1867. Committee discharged, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed, February 5, 1867. "...late massacre of the… Read more about this item

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Taos Edition, Ltd. In Association with Western Graphics Workshop, Inc. And Houston Fine Art Press, 1987. Forward by John Redhouse. Catalogue Raisonne by Nancy Steen. Commentary by Robert and Hazel Tohe. Signed by artist, R. C. Gorman, on half title page. 254 pp. Grey cloth covers with grey/silver linen spine. DJ in Good- to Good condition with… Read more about this item

New York: Pageant Press, Inc., 1956. "The Chippewa Indians are the greatest of the vast tribes that settled the Midwestern plains, establishing a rich, highly developed culture. This is the tribe that produced such chiefs as Pontiac, Tecumseh and Sitting Bull; the tribe that greeted Captain John Smith, the tribe immortalized in Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.'" Illustrated by Peter Whitebird, Chippewa Indian.… Read more about this item

Washington: Thomas Allen, Print, 1837. Brigadier General Wool. 25th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Executive, Doc. No. 46. 85 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding remains along spine edge, spine is also creased with chipping and small pin holes. First page of document is nearly separated, large sections of following pages are starting to pull away on… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1875. Special Session, Senate, Ex. Doc. No. 2. March 17, 1875.--Read and ordered to lie on the table and be printed. "Copies of papers relating to proposed emigration to the Black Hills country in the Sioux Indian reservation, and measures taken by the military authorities in the matter." Discussion on background to the Little Big… Read more about this item

Wanamaker - Originator, 1909. Also included is William Penn's Tribute to the North American Indian. 61 pp., 10 additional unpaginated pages of poetry and photographs/drawings. Paper covered boards with paper spine, image of Hiawatha on front and back covers. Covers are very worn with corners and edges bumped and rubbed to boards, cover edges are browning, soiling to cover faces,… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1852. Additional Estimates--Indian Service. 32d Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 4. December 23, 1853.--Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. 20 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding, chipping and some creasing to spine edge. Page edges are browning, some foxing spots, text easily legible.… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1875. Indian Depredation Claims. 43D Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 65. January 11, 1875.--Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. 59 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding, creasing and chipping to spine edge. Minor tanning to page edges, some foxing spots, few corners are creased,… Read more about this item

La Jolla, California: Copley Books, 1976. Commissioned by Helen K. Copley. Edited by Richard F. Pourade. Special Edition from December 1976, Number 381 and signed in ink by Minshall, Copley and Pourade on half title page. Related ephemera included is laid-in holiday card from Helen Copley. 166 pp. Yellow cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Yellow cloth slipcase… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1855. 33d Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Ex. Doc. No. 50. February 14, 1855.--Read, referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. 32 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding remains on spine edge, also creasing and some chipping. Water stain to top half of document that appears on all pages, text… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. ...Dakota Territory, at the Outbreak in Minnesota in 1862, the Part They Took in Connection with that Outbreak, and the Cause of Their Being Permitted to Remain Near the Minnesota Frontier. 39th Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Ex. Doc. No. 22. February 7, 1867.--Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. 12… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1855. Indian Hostilities. 33d Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 36. January 18, 1855.--Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed. 7 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding, chipping and some creases to spine edge. Pages are browning along edges, some foxing spots, text is easily legible.… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1828. 20th Congress, 1st Session, Ho. of Reps., Rep. No. 128. February 5, 1828. Read, and committed to a Committee on the Whole House to-morrow. "The Committee on Indian Affairs, who were instructed, by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 18th of December, to inquire into the expediency of providing, by law, to… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1824. ...Adjoining the Frontier Settlements of the United States, &c, &c. 8th Congress, 1st Session, Doc. [92]. March 23, 1824. Read: Ordered that it lie upon the table. 5 pp. Fold-out table of "Statement in relation to Establishments in the Indian country, for the purpose of civilizing the Indians." Government document bound in gray stiff paper… Read more about this item

San Marino, California: The Huntington Library, 1978. Revised with an Epilogue by Robert V. Hine. "The colorful history of the Irvine Ranch -- from the days of the Gabrieleno Indians, through the days of Spanish and Mexican government, to the ownership and administration of four generations of the Irvine family. The ranch was a combination of three large land grants… Read more about this item

Minneapolis: Ross & Haines, Inc., 1959. Performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E. Compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, & Calhoun. Facsimilie reprint of the report in One Volume. Volume I: 458 pages. Volume II:… Read more about this item

Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1968. "The life of Earl Halstead Morris (1889-1956) coincides with the great period of scientific interest in the prehistory of the San Juan Drainage of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona." 204 pages with index. Decorative white cloth covers with image of Morris on front and ruins on back. DJ… Read more about this item

Washington: Ritchie & Heiss, 1846. 29th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Rep. No. 806. Read, and laid upon the table. July 24, 1846. "The Joint Committee on the Library, to whom was referred the memorial of Mr. Catlin, for the purchase of his gallery of Indian collections and paintings, and also the memorial of American artists… Read more about this item

Thomas Allen, Print, 1837. Estimate of the sums required for the service of the year 1838, to meet the current expenses of the Indian Department, for miscellaneous purposes, and for the payment of annunities and other objects provided for by treaties with the various Indian tribes. 25th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Doc. No. 57. Printed by… Read more about this item