Spotted Tail's Folk; A History of the Brulé Sioux
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press [1961], 1961. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [8], ix-xix, [3], 3-329, [3] pp. Green cloth with orange lettering on the spine. Title page printed in black with green decorations. Price of $5.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with four double-sided plates of black and white photographs and with a few full-page designs. Volume 57 in the University of Oklahoma Press' series on the Civilization of the American Indian, a series which began publishing in 1932. Hyde's history tells the story of how a Brulé Sioux Chief, Spotted Tail, attempted to negotiate for the rights of his people in Washington D.C., while they were forced onto a reservation and manipulated to adopt the living habits of white farmers. Spotted Tail was assassinated by a political enemy, Crow Dog, and the U.S. Government seized the opportunity to subjugate the Brulé Sioux in the wake of Spotted Tail's assassination. Fine / Near Fine. Item #000011847
Jacket has some sunning to its spine panel and a bit of general edge wear.
Price: $150.00