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"Our Wild Indians", Col. R. I. Dodge 1883

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,500.00 USD
 Our Wild Indians , Col. R. I. Dodge 1883
Presented in this lot is a Rare 1883 of "Our Wild Indians: Thirty-Three Years' Personal Experience among the Red Men Of The Great West" by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, United States Army, A. D. Worthington and Company Publishers, Hartford, Conn. A Popular Account of Their Social Life, Religion, Habits, Traits, Customs, Exploits, Etc. With Thrilling Adventures and Experiences On The Great Plains and In The Mountains Of Our Wide Frontier. Aide-de-camp to General Sherman. With An Introduction by General Sherman. Fully illustrated with portraits on steel, full page engravings on wood, and fine chromo-lithograph plates. Fascinating late 19th-century account of the lives and customs of Native American Indians written by Richard Dodge, a military aide to General Sherman who spent most of his career in the American West. This book is a broad discussion of practices and lifestyles of native American tribes including Apache, Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Kiowa, and Comanche people. Includes mysterious Indian medicine and sacred rituals descriptions of Indian culture. Brown cloth bound gold gilt stamped illustrated hardcover is in good overall condition, scuffing exhibited to cover and edges, spine loose at hinges. Intact pages exhibit age tanning and foxing, no other obvious marring observed. Measures 9"L x 5.75"W x 1.5"D; 2 lbs, 6oz. weight approximate.