Wah Sash Kah Moqua; Or, Thirty-three Years Among the Indians

Tawas City, MI: Printer's Devil Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1897. Reprint. Softcover. This is a reprint of the scarce original edition that describes the author's life among the Chippewa of the Saginaw Bay region of Michigan. Mary was from Massachusetts and married a Chippewa Indian, Joseph Cabay, in 1863 who was in ill health; an unusual mixed race marriage in that era. Shortly thereafter they left for the Saginaw Bay Indian village where Joseph soon died of the illness that had been lingering since before their marriage. Mary then married his cousin, Peter Sagatoo, and she describes her life as a teacher, her observations of the Chippewa with whom she lived, and their beliefs, customs, etc. This is a facsimilie reprint of the original 1897 edition published by Charles A. White. This copy is a softcover bound in red wrappers with black cover printing and illustration. This reprint is undated. Small bookshop sticker on lower corner of rear wrapper. The Printer's Devil Press is a private press in Michigan operated by Neil Thornton of Tawas City, MI. The location of the publisher of this book is not noted in the book itself. Ref: Tanner 233 ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 140 pages .