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Indian life : transforming an American myth / edited and with an introd. by William W. Savage, Jr.

Savage, William W. (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780806125138 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma, c1977.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
"He remains a savage simply from lack of a code of morals" (1882) / Richard Irving Dodge -- "Jack, I haven't had an Indian to eat for a long time" (1886) / Jacob Piatt Dunn -- "Their music is fitter for hell than for earth" (1890) / John F. Finerty -- "Indians never spare anyone who is in their power" (1890) / Charles Alston Messiter -- "There are a great many Indians and a great many reservations" (1892) / Richard Harding Davis -- "He looked every inch a chief" (1903) / Andy Adams -- "Great warrior straightened up like an arrow" (1877) / Edward L. Wheeler -- "'It's my Injun, boys, ' he cried exultantly" (1881) / Prentiss Ingraham -- "Here is a picture of a helpless people!" (1881) / Helen Hunt Jackson -- "Squawman fought their battles" (1907) / James Willard Schultz -- "He was lazy and vicious, and never told the truth when a lie would serve better" (1891) / W. Fletcher Johnson -- "Shot was fired and carnage ensued" (1891) / Commissioner of Indian Affairs -- "They have moved majestically down the pathway of the ages" (1914) / Joseph Kossuth Dixon.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Great Plains > Public opinion.
Public opinion > United States.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library E 78 .G73 I53 1977 241856 Stacks Available -