Rich, detailed record of eminent anthropologist's researches among the Indians of Kansas and Nebraska--kinship systems, social organization, customs, etc. Also data on climate, flora and fauna, natural resources, more. Landmark work. 20 illus.
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Rich, detailed record of eminent anthropologist's researches among the Indians of Kansas and Nebraska--kinship systems, social organization, customs, etc. Also data on climate, flora and fauna, natural resources, more. Landmark work. 20 illus.
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Like New. 1959. Hardback. Fine in publisher's dust wrapper. DW sunned to spine, showing age and shelf wear, with nicks and small tears to edges, remains of selotape on bottom front. Lightly toned, text and illustrations crisp and clear and remains a fine copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Large horizontal 8vo, pp. 229. Notes, index. Illustrated with 16 color plates, over 100 in black and white. Edited by Leslie A. White. Little soiled at edges, o/w a VG tight copy in chipped and yellowed dj. Fairly heavy. Anthropologist Morgan set out in May 1859, and traveled widely in the American West. A book of adventure, and a documentation of white and native relations.
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Very Good in Fair jacket. 1st Printing. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. pp. 229. Edge and corner wear to the dj; some chipping, creases, and tearing as well; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; overall a nice used copy! Brown cloth with gilt and black lettering on the front board and spine. 229 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "This volume is a panorama of the American West. The pen of anthropologist Lewis Henry Morgan and the brush and color of the great Indian painters---Bodmer, McKenney and Hall, Catlin, and Lewis---here recapture the tumult of the raw frontier: braves, murderers, half-breeds, missionaries, honorary 'colonels' and their dusky Indian wives. In May 1859, on the eve of the Civil War, Morgan left his home in Rochester, New York, and set out for the Plains. By steamboat and stagecoach, on horseback and on foot, he traveled through the Nebraska and Kansas territories, down the Red River of the North into the Hudson Bay area, and up the Missouri to the Rocky Mountains. This account of his journeys is a vivid first-hand report of life on the American frontier, a rare document of American history. After remaining in manuscript for a century, it is here published for the first time........"
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Hardcover, no dustjacket. 4to. An ex-library copy with usual markings; also includes an ownership sticker from the Warner Bros. Research Department. Book is in VG+ condition; corners are lightly bumped. With textured beige boards and black and brown lettering and decoration. Illustrated throughout, including 16 color plates. Edited and with an introduction by Leslie A. White. A heavy volume. No priority or air except by special arrangement. 231 pp.
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Very Good in Good dust jacket. Anthropologist Morgan records his observations of a journey throught the Nebraska and Kansas territories, down the Red River of the North into the Hudson Bay area and up the Missouri to the Rockies. Illustrated with the art of Bodmer, McKenney, Hall, Catlin and Lewis. 229 pp. Size-10 1/2" square. No defects to book. Jacket has a few small tears and stains, but it really doesn't look bad. Jacket is in a Brodart jacket protector. All dust jackets are in Mylar acid-free protectors.; Review Copy.
