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  • WINTER COUNT. by D. Chief Eagle.
    D. Chief Eagle.
    WINTER COUNT.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Boulder, CO: Johnson Publishing Co., (c. 1967.) dj. Hardcover - A historical novel, written by a Sioux Indian Chief, about the Teton Sioux from 1874-1890. 211 pp. Map endpapers.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket. (spine of dj sunned.)

    Book ID: 13061
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  • WINTER COUNT. by D. Chief Eagle.
    D. Chief Eagle.
    WINTER COUNT.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Boulder, CO: Johnson Publishing Co., (c. 1967.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A historical novel, written by a Sioux Indian Chief, about the Teton Sioux in Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska and the Dakotas from 1874-1890 . INSCRIBED by the author on the half-title page: "To --- With love & gratitude, With love and more thanks, Neta Kola, D Chief Eagle" and dated 5/15/70. 211 pp. Map endpapers.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (some edgewear to the dj.)

    Book ID: 42703
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  • BULLET HEART. by Doane, Michael.
    Doane, Michael.
    BULLET HEART.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's fifth novel, set on the Great plains where the construction of a golf course in 1972 unearths a forgotten frontier cemetery. While the remains of the white settlers are laid to rest, the skeleton of the lone Sioux girl found there is sent to a museum, igniting the 20 year long Bones War. SIGNED on the half title page. 316 pp. ISBN: 0-679425071.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (slight spine slant).

    Book ID: 64776
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  • Horgan, Paul.
    THE HEROIC TRIAD: Essays in the Social Energies of Three Southwestern Cultures.

    Edition: First UK printing.

    London: Heinemann, (1971.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A return to the area of Horgan's Pulitzer and Bancroft Prize winning work "The Great River" - the Rio Grande - and the peoples who lived near it: Hispanic, Indian, and Anglo. Bibliography, index. Map endpapers. xii, 256 pp. ISBN: 0-434-478202.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 35128
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  • Ishmole, Jack.
    WALK IN THE SKY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dodd, Mead, (1972.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first novel - a coming of age story inspired by the "modern Mohawk warriors who battle time and space to give New York City her skyscrapers and bridges." Winner of the Edith Busby Award (a Dodd, Mead librarian and teacher prize competition). Wraparound dustjacket painting by Richard Lebenson. 185 pp. ISBN: 0-396-065120.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (embossed seal of prev owner.)

    Book ID: 36626
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  • SOME WENT WEST. by Johnson, Dorothy M.
    Johnson, Dorothy M.
    SOME WENT WEST.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dood, Mead, and Company, (1965) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which describes some of the many ways in women made their way West - some were captured by Indians - like Cynthia Ann Parker, assimilated to the Comanche tribe after being captured as a child, was later recaptured by U.S. soldiers who killed her Comanche husband and separated her forever from her sons. Others went to work, like missionary Mary Richardson Walker or to marry, some to accompany their husbands like Elizabeth Custer, some were adventurers, like Molly Slade, fiercely loyal to her ruthless husband, and some were rebels. Among the other women whose stories are told in this book are the German sisters, Isabella…

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    New York: Dood, Mead, and Company, (1965) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which describes some of the many ways in women made their way West - some were captured by Indians - like Cynthia Ann Parker, assimilated to the Comanche tribe after being captured as a child, was later recaptured by U.S. soldiers who killed her Comanche husband and separated her forever from her sons. Others went to work, like missionary Mary Richardson Walker or to marry, some to accompany their husbands like Elizabeth Custer, some were adventurers, like Molly Slade, fiercely loyal to her ruthless husband, and some were rebels. Among the other women whose stories are told in this book are the German sisters, Isabella Bird, Electa Plummer, Dr. Bethenia Owens-Adair and more. Illustrated with photographs, Bibliography, index. 180 pp.

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    Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (a bit of wear to the ends of the spine of the dj)

    Book ID: 84783
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  • RUNNING THE AMAZON. by Kane, Joe.
    Kane, Joe.
    RUNNING THE AMAZON.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first book, a firsthand account of the 1985 Amazon Source to Sea Expedition - the only expedition to travel the entire 4,200 mile length of the Amazon from its origins high in the Peruvian Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. Kane, an award winning environmental reporter was the only American to travel the full distance. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper to the late Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens - "run the rivers, hike the trails!" and dated in 1996. Maps, photographs. xiv, 278 pp. ISBN: 0-394-553314.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 60950
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  • RUNNING THE AMAZON. by Kane, Joe.
    Kane, Joe.
    RUNNING THE AMAZON.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: Vintage Books, (1990). SIGNED - The author's first book, a firsthand account of the 1985 Amazon Source to Sea Expedition - the only expedition to travel the entire 4,200 mile length of the Amazon from its origins high in the Peruvian Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. Kane, an award winning environmental reporter was the only American to travel the full distance. INSCRIBED on the first page to the late Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens and dated in 1995. Maps, photographs. xii, 278 pp. ISBN: 0-679-72902x.

    Condition: Near fine (ink stamp on top edge)

    Book ID: 60951
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  • RUNNING THE AMAZON. by Kane, Joe.
    Kane, Joe.
    RUNNING THE AMAZON.

    Edition: First thus.

    Alfred A. Knopf, The Adventure Library. (1995). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first book (originally published by Knopf 1989) a firsthand account of the 1985 Amazon Source to Sea Expedition - the only expedition to travel the entire 4,200 mile length of the Amazon from its origins high in the Peruvian Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. Kane, an award winning environmental reporter was the only American to travel the full distance. INSCRIBED on the title endpaper "For.... Best of luck on all your adventures" and dated in 1995. This edition includes a new introduction by Alex Shoumatoff, and a new afterword by the author. Maps, photographs. xvii, 321 pp. ISBN: 1885283024.

    Condition: Fine in pale green illustrated boards, over a gray cloth spine.

    Book ID: 83786
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  • FRAY JUNIPERO SERRA AND THE CALIFORNIA CONQUEST. by Wise, Winifred E.
    Wise, Winifred E.
    FRAY JUNIPERO SERRA AND THE CALIFORNIA CONQUEST.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1967.) dj. Hardcover - A biography for young adults telling of the later years of Serra's life and the establishment of the California Missions, a task he was given in 1769, when he was already 55 years old, and suffering from a sore leg. Illustrated with photographs and vintage prints. Bibliography, index. 184 pp.

    Condition: Ex-library with markings and reading wear, in a good dj.

    Book ID: 40252
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