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1	Moccasin Trail more books like this by Eloise McGraw add to wishlist A pioneer boy, brought up by Crow Indians, is reunited with his family and attempts to orient himself in the white man's culture. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Ride the Moon Down more books like this by Terry C Johnston add to wishlist Titus Bass, the hero of "Carry the Wind" and "Crack in the Sky, " finds himself an unwilling witness to the death of his way of life as a mountain man. But Bass chooses to fight for a home in the mountains he loves--against the Blackfoot, smallpox, and against the bitter dangers of a land that is as deadly as it is beautiful. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Borderlords more books like this by Terry C Johnston add to wishlist They had settled a bloody score and put the turncoat McAfferty to rest in the snowbound Rockies. Slowly, painfully, the wounded Paddock and Scratch found their way back to the Crow village, where they were welcomed as brother and son. The people of Chief Arapooesh offered rest, healing, and home to the mountain men. Then a misunderstanding over a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Plenty-Coups, Chief of the Crows more books like this by Frank B Linderman, Plenty, H M Stoops (Illustrator) add to wishlist 'All my life I have tried to learn as the Chickadee learns, by listening, - profiting by the mistakes of others, that I might help my people...My whole thought is of my people. I want them to be healthy, to become again the race they have been' - Plenty-coups. In his old age, Plenty-coups (1848-1932), the last hereditary chief of the Crow Indians, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.79! \| SVS
5	Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation more books like this by Jonathan Lear add to wishlist Shortly before he died, Plenty Coups, the last great Chief of the Crow Nation, told his story - up to a certain point. "When the buffalo went away the hearts of my people fell to the ground," he said, "and they could not lift them up again. After this nothing happened." It is precisely this point - that of a people faced with the end of their way ... see all copies from $10.74! new only from $10.74! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Dark Passage more books like this by Richard Wheeler add to wishlist It is 1831, and trapper Barnaby Skye seeks to save his Crow wife, Victoria, from a deadly band of Blackfeet. He trails her across the border into Canada, where he, himself, is taken prisoner, and it is Victoria who must now escape her captors to free the man she truly loves. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Buffalo Days more books like this by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith add to wishlist Describes life on a Crow Indian reservation in Montana, and the importance these tribes place on buffalo, which are once again thriving in areas where the Crow live. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.68! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Touch of Compassion more books like this by Al Lacy, JoAnna Lacy add to wishlist When an influenza epidemic strikes, illness and starvation threaten the Crow Indians. Hannah and a young doctor come to their aid, and the hungry settlers complain at first but eventually come to admire their compassionate example. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.22! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Savage Hero more books like this by Cassie Edwards add to wishlist When a wagon train heading west across the Plains is attacked by renegade soldiers, Mary Beth Wilson is rescued by Crow warrior Brave Wolf, who rescues her heart as well with his tender love and gentle passion. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.85! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Two Leggings more books like this by Peter Nabokov, Two, William Wildschut (Photographer) add to wishlist 'Two Leggings ...was one of the last Crow Warriors. From 1919 to 1923 he told his story of Crow life and wars to William Wildschut, an ethnologist with the Museum of the American Indian ...This is the poignant story of the end of traditional Crow life and attitudes, which Two Leggings saw ending with the last warfare rather than the death of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.26! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	From the Heart of the Crow Country: The Crow Indian's Own Stories more books like this by Joseph Medicine Crow add to wishlist The world of the Crow Indians comes to life in this extraordinary collection of stories from respected elder and famed storyteller Joseph Medicine Crow. Raised by traditional grandparents, who remembered life before the reservation days, Medicine Crow as a child would listen to stories that his grandfather and other elders told during sweat baths. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.21! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird: Tales of the People more books like this by Joseph Medicine Crow, Joe Medicine Crow, Medicine Crow add to wishlist While hunting, Brave Wolf is snatched by a hugh Thunderbird and taken to her nest on a high cliff so he can protect her chicks from a monster. see all copies from $2.45! new only from $4.79! \| first editions
13 view cover	People of the Whistling Waters more books like this by Mardi Oakley Medawar add to wishlist In a world where the tribal ways of the Crow Indians are under attack, a man who calls the Crow his brothers raises two young sons. One of them will grow up to love and marry a white woman--a fateful choice which will endanger not just his family, but the Crow nation itself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.35! \| first editions
14 view cover	Myths and traditions of the Crow Indians more books like this by R H Lowie add to wishlist Beginning in 1907, the anthropologist Robert H. Lowie visited the Crow Indians at their reservation in Montana. He listened to tales that for many generations had been told around campfires in winter. Vivid tales of Old-Man-Coyote in his various guises; heroic accounts of Lodge-Boy and the Thunderbirds; supernatural stories about Raven-Face and ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $10.00! \| SVS
15 view cover	Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond more books like this by Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, Herman Viola add to wishlist Trained as a warrior by his grandfather, Joseph Medicine Crow, the last traditional chief of the Crow tribe, went on to fight in World War II, earn a doctorate, and, in his 90s, lectured at colleges and addressed the United Nations on the subject of peace. Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Crow Indians more books like this by Robert H Lowie add to wishlist First published in 1935, "The Crow Indians" offers a concise and accessible introduction to the nineteenth-century world of the Crow Indians. Drawing on interviews with Crow elders in the early twentieth century, Robert H. Lowie showcases many facets of Crow life, including ceremonies, religious beliefs, a rich storytelling tradition, everyday ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.39! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Border Lords more books like this by Terry C Johnston add to wishlist see all copies from $2.30! signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	A Taste of Heritage: Crow Indian Recipes and Herbal Medicines more books like this by Alma Hogan Snell, Lisa Castle (Editor), Kelly Kindscher (Foreword by) add to wishlist Drawing on the knowledge and wisdom of countless generations of Crow Indian women, well-known speaker and teacher Alma Hogan Snell presents an indispensable guide to the traditional lore, culinary uses, and healing properties of native foods. "A Taste of Heritage" imparts the lore of ages along with the traditional Crow philosophy of healing and ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $11.67! \| SVS
19 view cover	Parading Through History: The Making of the Crow Nation in America 1805-1935 more books like this by Frederick E Hoxie, Neal Salisbury (Editor) add to wishlist This history of the Crow Indians links their nineteenth-century nomadic life and their modern existence. The Crows not only withstood the dislocation and conquest that was visited upon them after 1805, but acted in the midst of these events to construct a modern Indian community - a nation. Their efforts sustained the pride and strength reflected ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $9.89! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Eagle Feather for a Crow more books like this by Alice D. Ryniker add to wishlist Charlie Little Otter, a Crow Indian boy growing up in the Pryor Mountains, dreams of the "time-before-now" and finds himself caught up in a dark and mystical adventure. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The life and adventures of James P. Beckwourth more books like this by James Pierson Beckwourth add to wishlist Throughout his long and lusty life, James P. Beckwourth epitomized much of the best and the worst of a fabulous breed, the mountain men of the early West. Trapper, hunter, guide, horse thief, Indian fighter, and Indian chief, he also took part in the Seminole and Mexican wars and the California gold rush before he dictated his memoirs to an ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $29.74! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Grandmother's Grandchild: A Crow Indian Life more books like this by Alma H Snell, Becky Matthews (Editor), Peter Nabokov (Preface by) add to wishlist 'I became what the Crows call kaalisbaapite - a 'grandmother's grandchild'. That means that I was always with my Grandma, and I learned from her. I learned how to do things in the old ways' - Alma Hogan Snell. "Grandmother's Grandchild" is the remarkable story of Alma Hogan Snell, a Crow woman brought up by her grandmother, the famous medicine ... see all copies from $9.65!
23 view cover	The Way of the Warrior: Stories of the Crow People more books like this by Phenocia Bauerle (Editor), Henry Old Coyote (Compiled by), Barney Old Coyote, Jr. (Compiled by) add to wishlist With vigour and insight, Crow elders tell their favorite stories of the exploits of memorable leaders from years past in "The Way of the Warrior". Rousing adventures and unforgettable warriors inhabit these tales: the impetuous Rabbit Child, who rushes to his fate as he keeps a sacred vow; the rise to power and dreaded revenge of Red Bear, one of ... see all copies from $2.05! new only from $2.43! \| first editions \| SVS
24	The Sioux and the Apsaroke : from volumes three and four of The North American Indian more books like this by Edward S. Curtis add to wishlist see all copies from $6.47! signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The Shoshoni-Crow Sun Dance more books like this by Fred W Voget add to wishlist About 1875 the Crows abandoned their own Sun Dance, but they continued to carry out other traditional rites despite opposition from missionaries and the federal government. In 1941, Crow Indians from Montana sought out leaders of the Sun Dance among the Wind River Shoshonis in Wyoming and, under the direction of John Truhujo, made the ceremony a ... see all copies from $7.63! new only from $12.95! \| first editions

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