The Mystic Warriors of the Plains.

Garden City, , New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972., 1972. Good. xvii, 618 pp. ; numerous line drawings ; several folio color plates ; comprehensive interpretative presentation of the lifestyles and artifacts of the plains indians ; Chapters: Origin, distribution and nature of the people of the plains -- Manner o f daily life -- Social customs -- Personal qualities -- Form of government -- Religion: supernatural beliefs -- Religion: visions and personal power -- Religion: purification -- Religion: thanksgiving -- Religion: death and the life after -- The buffalo and the horse -- An overview of arts and crafts -- Painting -- Quillwork and beadwork -- Achievement marks -- Clothing -- Hair styles, jewelry, and headdresses -- Bows, arrows and quivers -- Lances, knives, clubs, hatchets and guns -- Shields - - The birth and training of the boy -- The mature warrior on the field of action -- The redistribution and decline of the people of the plains ; "The Mystic Warriors of the Plains offers readers an extraordinarily detailed view of the daily activities of the peoples of the North American plains, including the Sioux, Cheyenne, Pawnee, Nez Perce, Comanche, and many others. Used by Kevin Costner as a resource text for the motion picture Dances with Wolves, this is an extraordinarily in-depth examination of the day-to-day lives of the North American plains Indians, with over one thousand illustrations and thirty-two four-color plates. Covering everything from social customs, personal qualities, and government to types of weaponry, achievement marks, and the training of Indian boys, The Mystic Warriors of the Plains is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Plains Indian lore that will delight and inform everyone interested in understanding the native peoples of the Plains. "Magnificently and accurately ... conveys both the tragic ironies and splendors of the rich plains civilization." —Newsweek ; brown cloth with gold lettering ; covers scuffed ; small water stain on top of back endpapers ; G