Excerpt from The Book of Indians Here are a few things to keep in mind while reading this book: In most tribes the Indian child did not take a father's clan as we take the name of a father, but was classed as the mother's child. A father re mained adviser to his son or daughter, but generally he did not have a great deal to do with their daily lives. The mother's brother became friend, teacher, and all-around big brother. Love of battle was characteristic of most Indians. To them the battle ground proved manhood and ...
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Excerpt from The Book of Indians Here are a few things to keep in mind while reading this book: In most tribes the Indian child did not take a father's clan as we take the name of a father, but was classed as the mother's child. A father re mained adviser to his son or daughter, but generally he did not have a great deal to do with their daily lives. The mother's brother became friend, teacher, and all-around big brother. Love of battle was characteristic of most Indians. To them the battle ground proved manhood and courage. Their code of honor was rigid, though often misunderstood by us. Horses were not known to the Indians until the Spaniards came to America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Good with no dust jacket. 125 pages; Rubbing (shelf wear) to covers. Stains to cover. Bump to cover. Yellowing to pages. Foxing to the exterior edge of pages. Sharpie mark to edge of pages. Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; -Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
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Very Good. NY: Platt & Munk 1935. Presumed 1st edition. Hardcover 4to 125 pgs. Color frontis and plates, brown illustrations. Very good in a poor dust jacket. Medium blue cloth with bright red lettering and bird. Wear to corners and spine ends. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket is quite edgeworn, chipped and torn. Both flaps are detached but present. Soil to rear panel. (Native Americans, Juvenile Literature) Inquire if you need further information.
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Very Good. Condition: Very Good; Hardcover in dustjacket. First Edition. Blue cloth. The book is in Very Good condition with clean covers and pages and a tight binding. Mild edgewear at spine ends and corners. Gift inscription on recto of frontis. The jacket is clean and bright with heavy edgewear and a couple chips missing on back cover. Photos upon request.
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Fine copy (inscription on end paper, very light fading to covers). 4to. 125 pps. Illustrated in black, white and color by the author. Very scarce in this condition.
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Fair. Book is considered to be in acceptable condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Book may have one or more of the following defects: noticeable wear on the cover dust jacket or spine; curved dog eared or creased page s; writing or highlighting inside or on the edges; sticker s or other adhesive on cover; CD DVD may not be included; and book may be a former library copy.
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Good. Name written inside the front cover. Some shelf storage or usage wear present including worn edges on dustjacket. The binding is tight and all pages are present. Includes dustjacket. The dustjacket is covered in protective plastic. The pages appear unmarked. Individually inspected by Calla. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!
This is a great book for teaching Native American History to elementary students. The stories are engaging and the illustrations are interesting. Similar to Pagoo, by the same author, this book allows for nearly effortless learning through fiction. Great read-aloud.
(Note: some reviewers have noted certain terms which might be offensive to our present-day Native Americans, however my husband is half Navajo and found the book enchanting)
