Plenty-Coups - Chief of the Crows (Second Edition)

Recognized as a classic account of the Plains Indians' vanished way of life, as told by the last hereditary chief of the Crow Indians to Linderman. Includes a new introduction and a glossary of Crow words and concepts as well as photos of Plenty-coups at different stages of his life.

About the author

Frank B. Linderman is the author of Pretty-shield: Medicine Woman of the Crows, available in a Bison Books edition. Phenocia Bauerle and Barney Old Coyote Jr. are the editor and compiler, respectively, of The Way of the Warrior: Stories of the Crow People, (Nebraska 2003). Timothy P. McCleary teaches anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is the author of The Stars We Know: Crow Indian Astronomy and Lifeways.

Summary

In his old age, Plenty-coups (1848-1932), the last hereditary chief of the Crow Indians, told the exciting, moving story of his life to Frank B Linderman, the well-known western writer who had befriended him. This title offers an account of the nomadic, spiritual, and warring life of Plains Indians before they were forced on to reservations.

Product details

• Authors: Frank B Linderman, Frank B. Linderman, Frank Bird Linderman, Plenty
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2002
• EAN: 9780803280182
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-8018-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 204 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 259 g
• Series: Bison Book; Bison Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology