The Fighting Cheyennes (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) by Grinnell, George Bird - 1956-01-01

University of Oklahoma Press, 1956-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Hardcover with two bonus related books, First Thus 1956 University of Oklahoma Press 453 pages. Very Good+, in a VG+ DJ. Terra cotta cloth boards with yellow and black illustrations and titles - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear to unclipped DJ - now in mylar. No previous owner marks - all pages are bright, clean and crisp. 11 maps and 15 B & W photographs. Author, a naturalist who accompanied Gen. Custer's expedition to the Black Hills in 1874 was accepted by many of the Plains Indians, and before his death in 1938 published numerous histories of many different tribes. This is the first reprint (1956) of the original from 1915. Illustrated with maps and photos. Includes wars with the Kiowas and Comanches; wars with the Pawnees; the Summer Campaign of 1857; Gold in Colorado 1858-1863; Sand Creek Massacre, 1864; Powder River Expediton, 1865; Ft. Phil Kearny, 1866; Hancock Campaign, 1867; Medicine Lodge Treaty, 1867; Beecher Island, 1868; Battle of the Washita, 1868; Battle of Summit Springs, 1869; fight a Adobe Walls, 1874; Crook's fight on the Roaebud, 1876; the Custer Battle, 1876;, capture of Dull Knife's Village, 1876; and the Ft. Robinson Outbreak, 1879. The definitive book on the Cheyennes. Highly Recommended. Also included is a Stated First Edition and Signed copy of The Dull Knife Battle by Fred Werner, 119 pages, in Very Good+ condition with the only flaw being a small spot to the front cover and a softcover copy of Custer's Last Battle 1876 by E. S. Godfrey in Near Fine condition, 43 pages with the ISBN number of 0896460002. LOC SSS-37