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True Indian Stories; with Glossary of Indiana Indian Names (signed By J.P. Dunn)
by Dunn, Jacob Platt
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: Sentinel, 1909. Small Octavo. Signed by the author. 320 [2] pp. ads, [2] leaves of plates, illustrations. Dunn was a careful scholar and hired by the Bureau of American Ethnology to write on the Miami and Potawatomi languages. Contents: Little Turtle, the Death of Witches, why Tecumseh fought, the fall of the prophet William Wells, the defense of Fort Harrison, Pigeon Roost massacre, Walam olum, and many others. Bound in red cloth, spine lettering gilt, only very light shelf wear. A very nice copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025663
- Title
- True Indian Stories; with Glossary of Indiana Indian Names (signed By J.P. Dunn)
- Author
- Dunn, Jacob Platt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sentinel
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Indian Names, North America; Indiana Indian Tribes and Names; Geographical Names, Indians
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indian History and Art; Anthropology;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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