'An intriguing ...mixture of stories, legends, and descriptions of religious rituals, all woven into [McClintock's] own personal account of his life with the Blackfeet. He tells of being inducted into the tribe, participating in family ceremonies, and living with his adoptive family...Other times McClintock takes a serious anthropological approach ...
This pioneering study in Native American ethnology and personal odyssey into one of the last American frontiers was first published in 1923 and is now a hard-to-find collector's item. Containing a foreword by the author of Blue Highways, this moving look at the daily life and customs of a Native American tribe. 40 photographs.
1910. In the Preface, the author explains how he came to write this volume: After becoming acquainted with the Blackfeet Indians, I realized that there were locked up in the breasts of the old chiefs and medicine men rich treasures of folklore, religious beliefs and ceremonials. I saw that the younger generation was indifferent to their tribal ...
In 1886 Walter McClintock went to northwestern Montana as a member of a U.S. Forest Service expedition. He spent the next four years living on the Blackfoot Reservation, the adopted son of Chief Mad Dog, the high priest of the Sun Dance. "The Old North Trail "records McClintock's experiences among the Blackfeet. Describing daily life, hunts, and ...
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Henry Mills Alden, Editor; Contributors Include, Paul Leicester Ford, Israel Zangwill, Walter McClintock, William W. Kimball,...
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Edition: First printing
Binding: Original Wraps
Publisher: Harper & Brothers,
Date Published: 1900.
Description: Good. Single issue. Small quarto, 10 1/4" tall, pages 483 to 642 + ads, printed beige wraps. A very good issue over all with minor shelf wear and exterior soiling, some edge chipping to the back strip, Interior very good, binding solid, paper just slightly yellowed. This is an original issue and includes all of the editorial material (articles, stories, poetry, etc. ) as well as the advertisements and covers. Note: ''Harper's Magazine' began publication in 1850 and recreated the American ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Southwest Museum
Date Published: 1930
Description: Good. 1930, paper wraps. Ex-library, fewer than usual markings. Pages are clean, with no marks or highlighting. Stapled binding firm. Small library stamps, light pencil to cover. We ship daily. International orders ship airmail. read more
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Blackfoot lodge tales the story of a prairie people
