My Life As an Indian: The Story of a Red Woman and a White Man in the Lodges of the Blackfeet Reprint Series)
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Black Cat Hill Books.
New York, NY Beaufort Books, 1985. Hardcover First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows very faint smudging at the bottom edge and the top edge; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; else flawless; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Very Close to As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 324pp. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Reprint Edition of a book orignally published in 1935. (James Willard Schultz Reprint Series); Series Forward by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. This book is said to be a true story as told to the author, who in the 1870s, and throughout his adult life, lived among the Blackfoot tribe. Full of adventure, it is also a moving story of cooperation by members of two different cultures, and the friendship that develops between them.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Bennett Books Ltd (We ship worldwide!).
Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1907. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II THE RUSE OF A SAVAGE LOVER TT WAS agreed that I should join Berry in the autumn, when he would begin the season's trade with the Indians. He owned a large bull-train, with which he hauled freight from Fort Benton to the mining camps in summer, finding in that much more profit than in trading for the deer, elk, and antelope skins, which were about the only things of value that the Indians had to barter at that season. Buffalo robes were valuable only from animals killed from November to February inclusive. I did not wish to remain in Fort Benton; I wanted to hunt and travel about in this land of glorious sunshine and dry, clear air; so I bought a roll of bedding, large quantities of tobacco, and .44 rim-fire cartridges for my Henry rifle, a trained buffalo horse and saddle, and pulled out of the town with Sorrel Horse and his outfit. Perhaps if I had gone to the mines instead I would have done better in a financial way. More steamboats had arrived, the place was full of people bound for the gold fields, and there were many just from there with heavy sacks of gold-dust in their battered grips and greasy bags. They had made their stake, they were bound for the States; for "God's country," they said. God's country! If there was a more beautiful land than that of the great sunlit plains and mountains, grand and soul-inspiring in their immensity, I never saw it. I am glad I did not get the mining fever, for then I would probably never have learned to know them intimately. There are some things of far more value than gold. For instance, a life free from cares or duties of any kind; a life in which every day and every hour brings its share of pleasure and satisfaction, of excitement, of happily earned and well-enjoyed fatigue. Had I, too, gone to the placer field... Hardcover, Ausgabe: 1st Beaufort ed, Label: Beaufort Books, Beaufort Books, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1985-11, Studio: Beaufort Books, Verkaufsrang: 11637150.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books.
Beaufort Books. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB.
NY:: Beaufort Books,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0825303230 . First printing thus. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. .

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Givens Books(Salem Store) [101024], SAlem, VA, U.S.A.
nice looking and clean with a few rub marks on dj.