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NATIVE AMERICAN.
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NATIVE
AMERICAN
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AMERICA'S ANCIENT TREASURES. Folsoms. Guide to U.S. and Canadian archeological sites and museums. Illustrated, 448 large-format pages. Inventory = 1. UNEM1630 paper$18.95/50.
BOWS & ARROWS OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS. Hamm. Wooden-, sinew-backed, composite bows; strings; arrows; quivers. Illustrated, 160 pages. Inventory = 1. LYBU1234 paper$14.95/50.
A BAG OF
BONES: Legends of the Wintu Indians of Northern California. Masson. 15
stories told by old Wintu native Americans from group who lived along western
Sacramento Valley of California. 10 illustrations, 140 pages. Covers damaged.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-911010-26-2.
NATG951 paper$8.95/80.
COYOTE AND THE
FISH. Garrod. An Indian trickster story on the first rainbow trout. 17 Mimbres style ills, 36 pages. ISBN: 0-86541-029-1.
Inventory = 1.
#FILT0210 paper$3.00/50
CRAZY HORSE,
HOKA HEY! It Is a Good Time to Die! Brown. Sioux Indian's life. 192
pages. Inventory = 1; scuffed cover. ISBN: 0-87961-173-1.
NATG9471 paper$9.95/50.
IN RED MAN'S
LAND. Leupp.
A study of the American Indian, from 1914. Illustrated, 161 pages. Inventory = 14. ISBN: 0-87380-115-6. RIGR1235 cloth$12.00/60.
INDIAN
CRAFT. McIntosh & Shell. Shows how to make clothing, bags, headdresses,
tipi, arrows, more. 142 pages, drawings. Covers scuffed. Inventory = 2.
ISBN: 0-87931-171-5. NATG5436 paper$8.95/80
INDIAN
TALK: Hand Signals of the American Indians. Iron Eyes Cody. Guide to silent
language used by Plains tribes for centuries.80 pages, 150 illustrations. Covers
scuffed. Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-911010-82-3. NATG4544
paper$9.95/80
MAKING SILENT STONES SPEAK: Human Evolution and the Dawn of Technology. Schick & Toth. Latest thinking on human origins Illustrated, 352 pages. Inventory = 1. SISC3514 cloth$25.00/50.
MAKING SILENT STONES SPEAK: Human Evolution and the Dawn of Technology. Schick & Toth. How primitives made and used tools and how this affected evolution. 100 illustrations, 352 pages. Inventory = 1. SISC6407 paper$13.00/50.
MIRACLE HILL:
The Story of a Navaho Boy. Mitchell & Allen. How the author was raised in the
Indian way and then attempted to enter the white man's world--revealing character, family
relationships, manners, struggles, worries, emotions. 248 pages. Originally
published by University of Oklahoma at $7.95. Inventory = 6. ZZTB6260
paper$2.98/60.
NAVAJO
NATIVE DYES: their preparation and use. Nonabah G. Bryan.
Collection of authentic recipes for rendering dyes from native Southwest plants for dyeing wool for rugs. Inculdes guide to identifying plants. Plants to use, dyeing wool for Navajo rugs. 36 drawings, 75 pages. Inventory =17.
ISBN: 0-910584-57-5. #FILT0490 paper$5.00/50
SOUTHWESTERN
INDIAN RECIPE BOOK. Hesse.
Recipes of Apache, Papago, Pima, Pueblo, Navajo: Kneel-down Bread, Blue Corn Mush, Chili Fritters, Green Jerky ! Illustrated, 60 pages. ISBN: 0-910584-89-3. Inventory = 8. #FILT0493 paper$4.00/50
THE STONE AGE PRESENT. Allman. How evolution has shaped modern life--from sex, violence, and language to emotions, morals, and communities. 288 pages. Inventory = 1. SISC6877 cloth$23.00/50.
THE STONE AGE PRESENT. Allman. How evolution has shaped modern life--from sex, violence, and language to emotions, morals, and communities. 286 pages. Inventory = 1. SISC6110 paper$12.00/50.
TIME DETECTIVES. Fagan.How scientists use modern technology to unravel the secrets of the past. Archeological detective stories. Illustrated, 288 pages. Inventory = 1. SISC1565 paper$14.00/50.
ROCK ART & ARTIFACTS
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BONE, SHELL, COPPER, & WOODEN RELICS OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN. Moore. Sketches of artifacts, age and size variations, occurrences. Drawings, 16 pages. Inventory = 2. AMIN4273 paper$2.00/50.
DICTIONARY OF
PREHISTORIC INDIAN ARTIFACTS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST. Barnett. Describes
artifacts, their excavation sites, and their uses. 249 illustrations, 148 pages. Inventory
= 6. NOLA5471 paper$12.95/50.
PROJECTILE
POINT TYPES OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN. Moore.
Portrays 371 classified points found in US, including age, size, rarity, locations, characteristics. Inventory = 9. AMIN4271 paper$3.00/50.
STONE TOOLS & RELICS OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN. Moore. Drawings with descriptions, uses, ages, rarities, locations. Inventory = 4. AMIN4272 paper$3.00/50.
EMIGRANTS & PIONEERS
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THE ADVENTURES OF THE WOMAN HOMESTEADER: The Life and Letters of Elinore Pruitt Stewart. George. Portrait set in Wyoming. 14 photos, 238 pages. Inventory = 1. UNEB3805 paper$9.95/50.
THE BARON, THE
LOGGER, THE MINER, AND ME. Toole. People-crammed Montana history, wonderful
tales of adventure. Illustrated, 280 large-format pages. 2 tears on dust
jacket. Inventory = 1. MOPR4638
cloth$35.00/60.
THE BARON, THE LOGGER, THE MINER, AND ME. Toole. People-crammed Montana history, wonderful tales of adventure. Illustrated, 280 large-format pages. Inventory = 1. MOPR2046 paper$14.95/50.
THE BITTER ROOT: The Pursuit of Freedom by a Man of Our Time. Salisbury. Autobiography of a man who did about one of each in earlier days when life was supposed to have been simple, but obviously wasn't for him. Photos, 258 pages. Inventory = 1. DARW1990 paper$4.95/60.
BLICKENSDERFER:
images of the West. Witthus. 75 illustrations , 160 large-format pages. Inventory
= 1. CORD5944
cloth$35.00/60
THE LIFE OF PAT F. GARRETT and the TAMING OF THE BORDER OUTLAW. Scanland. Gunmen, outlaws, greatest sheriff of old SW. 5 illus. 44 pages. Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-910584-76-1. FILT0485 paper$3.00/50
THE PROUD SHERIFF
(THE). Manlove.
Reprint of classic western novel from 1935, set in mining town of Hillsboro, New Mexico. 239 pages. Originally published by University of Oklahoma at $2.95. Inventory = 9. ZZTB5748 paper$1.95/60.
WILLIAM CLARK: Jeffersonian Man on the Frontier. Steffen. Biography of co-leader of Lewis & Clark expedition. Illustrated. Inventory = 1. ZZTB5750 paper$6.95/50.
UNITED STATES
POLAR EXPLORATION. Friis.
National Archives Conference Vol. 1, Papers of the Conference on United States Polar Exploration. Inventory = 5. SWAL3743 cloth$15.00/90.
U.S. ARMY INDIAN WARS
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PHIL SHERIDAN
AND HIS ARMY. Hutton. Definitive account of Sheridan's western career against
native Americans, role in Chicago, with Buffalo Bill, and as proponent of national park system. 494
pages. Inventory = 1. UNEB2293 paper$19.95/50.
GUNFIGHTERS, SETTLERS, PONY EXPRESS
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ART OF
THE GOLD RUSH. Driesbach, Jones, & Holland.Artworks associated with the
California gold rush of 1849, accopaniment to museum exhibit. Published by
University of California Press with Crocker Art Musem and Oakland Museum of
California. Color illustrations, 166 large-format pages. UCAL3462
Publisher's list price paper$29.95/50
BILL DOOLAN,
OUTLAW: O.T. Hanes.
Biography of ex-Dalton gang member called "King of the Oklahoma Outlaws". Photos, 256 pages. Originally published by University of Oklahoma at $7.95. Inventory = 6. ZZTB5746 paper$2.98/60.
Butch
Cassidy: the congenial desperado. Walker. Life and escapades of famous outlaw.
Photos, 64 pages. Baxter Lane titles are suited for gift stores and souvenir shops in tourist
areas. No ISBN.
#BALA9267 paper$3.95/50
Gunfighters.
by George Turner. Portrays 29 gunfighters in 64 pages. Illustrated. Baxter Lane titles are suited for gift stores and souvenir shops in tourist
areas. No ISBN.
#BALA9266 paper$3.95/50
Secrets
of Jesse James. Turner. Life and
death of legendary outlaw. Drawings, 64 pages. Baxter Lane titles are suited for gift stores and souvenir shops
in tourist areas. No ISBN.# BALA9264 paper$3.95/50
FRYINGPANS
WEST COOKBOOK. Arnold.
Frontier food and drinks gleaned from some 1600 books of the period, many served in Colorado's The Fort restaurant, replica of fur-trading post. Illustrated, 55 pages. Inventory = 33. ISBN: 0-914454-03-X. ARNO0512 paper$6.95/60.
OUTLAW: On the Dodge with Baldy Russell. Sonnichsen. Story of a frontier fugitive from the law in Texas and New Mexico. Photos, 198 pages. Inventory = 5. SWAL1476 paper$9.95/60.
THE OVERLAND
MIGRATIONS: Settlers to Oregon, California, and Utah. Lavender.
National Park Service Handbook gives reasons for movement westward, guide to trails, traveler's stories. Color illustrations, 111 pages. Inventory = 64. USGB2451 paper$7.95/50.
THE
SHIRLEY LETTERS from the California Mines 1951-1852. Dame Shirley (Louise
A.K.S. Clapper).
Classic Gold Rush Americana literature--daily life and momentous adventures, mining techniques, characters portrayed in 23 letters written by a physician's wife about the Feather and Yuba River mines. First published in The Pioneer, 1854-55 and inspiring some of the writings of Bret Harte and possibly Mark Twain. 221 pages. Inventory = 3. PESM1082 paper$14.95/50.
THE WEST ON WOOD (VOL. 1--Southwestern Indians). 19th century engravings gleaned from early publications. Illustrated, 56 pages. Inventory = 12. ISBN: 0-86541-015-1. #FILT4662 paper$3.00
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