George Bird Grinnell

Broschiertes Buch

The Fighting Cheyennes

Beschreibung

This book deals with the wars of the Cheyennes. A fighting and fearless people, the tribe was almost constantly at war with its neighbors. This account follows the local tribal wars and the eventual Indian wars between the westward moving settlers. A reprint of the 1916 edition an appendix has been added from the Smithsonian Institutions Handbook of North American Indians Bulletin 30.

Autor

Without the diligent efforts of George Bird Grinnell, the oral histories and traditions of native Americans may never have been recorded for posterity. Famed explorer, naturalist, and pioneer conservationist, Grinnell was instrumental in establishing the National Park system. The Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park is named for him. Founder of the National Audubon Society (1886), longtime owner and editor of "Field and Stream" magazine.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Digital Scanning Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 735g
• ISBN-13: 9781582183909
• ISBN-10: 1582183902
• Artikelnr.: 21554465