Among the Mescalero Apaches; The Story of Father Albert Braun, O.F.M.
by Dorothy Emerson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press, 1973 The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ. 1973. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light rubbing to tips, head, tail, and board bottoms. DJ: VG; jacket chipping at head and tail; moisture wrinkling on front and back jacket; rubbing to jacket front and rear. Orange-red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine and front board. 224 pp 8vo. This is the story of Father Braun, the Mescalero Apaches, and the St. Joseph Church on the Mescalero Indian Reservation. Father Braun worked with the Mescalero Indians for almost 30years and incorporated traditional ceremonials into the church. A missionary to the Indians, Father Albert also gave prayer to the soldiers on Bataan during the war and in the POW camps in the Philippines and Japan. A clean presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004323
- Title
- Among the Mescalero Apaches; The Story of Father Albert Braun, O.F.M.
- Author
- Dorothy Emerson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The University of Arizona Press
- Place of Publication
- Tucson, AZ
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Father Albert Braun, Mescalero Apache Indians, Mescalero Apache Reservation, Fort Stanton, St. Joseph Church, Mescalero Mission, Bataan, Bataan Death march, POW Camps, Bilibid Prision, Camp Omori Japan, Catholic priest, DAVAO Penal Colony, DAPACOL, Cabana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Prisoner of War; Biographies;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
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- Jacket
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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