An Indian Odyssey: The Story of Chief Washakie, The Upright Aborigine
Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1935. Hardcover. 218pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Dark red cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles and simple gilt stamped designs on the spine and front cover. Very good. The edges of the covers are gently rubbed and bumped. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front pastedown. The front free endsheet may be absent, and the text block is just beginning to crack at the half title page. The pages are mildly yellowed. Item #27079
The author has signed the half title page, and he has written "Compliments of the Author." Caxton Printers states with regards to the book, "The blank verse epic of a century-spanning life. The story of Washakie, chief of the eastern Shoshones of Wyoming, called, because of his integrity and fearlessness, the Upright Aborigine. A forceful, colorful tale, embracing a life and an epoch."
Price: $30.00