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Indian gallery; the story of George Catlin.

Summary:

George Catlin painted pictures of Indian tribes during the early 1800's.

Record details

  • Physical Description: xx, 229 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: New York, Four Winds Press [1973]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-222).
Formatted Contents Note:
Author's note -- Preface -- Massacre! -- One-room law school -- G. Catlin, artist -- The Erie Canal -- Big fire boat -- Fort Union -- Beaver tails and buffalo tongues -- O-Kee-Pa -- Prairie fire -- Comanche country -- Pipes of peace -- Death of a warrior -- City of the white fathers -- Queen Victoria's London -- Beginnings and endings -- Buried treasure: George Catlin's recipe for mosquito soup -- The Tower room.
Maps: Catlin's map published in 1841 in his book Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of North American Indians, showing the location of various tribes he had visited and painted -- [ Map showing Catlin's travels ] -- Area of detail map.
Subject:
Catlin, George, 1796-1872.
Catlin, George, 1796-1872
Indians of North America > West (U.S.)
Artists, American > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Indians of North America > West (U.S.)
Indians of North America.
United States, West.
Donna Harsh Collection.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library ND 237 .C35 H38 1972 2242044 Stacks Available -
Lummi Library ND 237 .C35 H38 1972 247399 Stacks Available -