George Bird Grinnell

This beautiful book takes George Bird Grinnell's classic work on the Cheyenne Indians and trims it into 240 fully illustrated pages of his most essential writings. Grinnell was the long-time editor of Field & Stream magazine and helped to establish both, the Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. During his career, he documented several tribes of the old West, including this vivid account of the last of the Cheyenne Indians, who were, forced to live...

When Buffalo Ran tells the story of a young, mid nineteenth century Plains Indian, named Wikis. As Wikis grows, he encounters many wild buffalo and enemy tribes. Along the way, he is guided by his uncle, a mentor and tutor, who teaches him all the necessary skills to become an Indian Brave. After dedicating a lifetime to researching Native Americans, Grinnell's compelling book artistically captures the voice of a young plains Indian, and his life...

The third volume of the Club's Acorn series, Trail and Camp Fire, follows suit with its predecessors featuring, hunting stories and adventure in North America, as well as, Africa. Along with the hunting stories, this volume, also includes, expanded text on the natural history of North American game and forest preservation. Additional chapters about the Adirondack Deer Law and the origin of the New York Zoological Society are, also included, with a...

The Punishment of the Stingy, first published in 1901, has become a classic of American Indian literature. George Bird Grinnell's retelling of Indian tales like "The Star Boy," "The Girl Who Was the Ring," "The First Medicine Lodge," and "Nothing Child" retains the humor and mystery of their sources. Featuring the twin themes of generosity and stinginess, this is the only one of Grinnell's collections to embrace narratives from a number of tribes-Blackfoot,...

Includes nine mystery tales told by Pawnee, Blackfoot, and Cheyenne storytellers in the late nineteenth century.