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1913 1st Ed. "Sinopah The Indian Boy" J.W. Shultz

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1913 1st Ed.  Sinopah The Indian Boy   J.W. Shultz
Included in this lot is a First Edition of, "Sinopah-The Indian Boy", 1913, by James Willard Schultz, publisher Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York, The Riverside Press Cambridge. Illustrations by E. Boyd Smith. The story of a Blackfoot Indian boy, who Schultz knew later in life as a friend and a great chief. A interesting tale of what life was like for Blackfoot children before the reserves, how they practiced and were trained to become hunters and warriors up to the point where he joined his first society, the Mosquitos, where formal training began. James Willard Schultz, or Apikuni, (August 26, 1859 – June 11, 1947) was an American author, explorer, Glacier National Park guide, fur trader and historian of the Blackfeet Indians. He operated a fur trading post at Carroll, Montana and lived among the Pikuni tribe during the period 1880-82. He was given the name Apikuni by the Pikuni chief, Running Crane. Apikuni in Blackfeet means "Spotted Robe." Schultz is most noted for his 37 books, most about Blackfoot life, and for his contributions to the naming of prominent features in Glacier National Park. Schultz lived with the Blackfeet, married a Piegan woman, and wrote in detail about his experiences. The Northern Piegan band of the Blackfeet Nation are the modern Indian tribe usually associated with Glacier National Park. Schultz gave Blackfeet names to geographic features in the park. It was the writings of James Willard Schultz that first enticed George Bird Grinnell to the area in 1885. Grinnell later helped to establish the park in 1910. This maroon coloured clothbound stamped hardcover is in very nice condition. Slight scuffing noted on cover edge, intact pages exhibit age tanning, tears observed on original paper dust jacket, clear plastic covered. Measures 5"W x 7.5"L x 1"D, weight 12oz.