The Story of the Indian
Written at the turn of the Century by the Founder of the National Audubon Society, George Bird Grinnell, when the figures of the real West were the Indian, the explorer, the soldier, the miner, the ranchman, the trapper, and the railroad builder, The Story of the Indian is an attempt to preserve the picturesque and original aspects of Western development. As a famed explorer, naturalist and pioneer conservationist, Grinnell's knowledge of the real West was gained by actual experiences of ranch and mining and Indian life between Sonora and Vancouver and Texas and Dakota. Intended to be stories of human interest, not categories of facts, in…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-58218-245-2
- EAN: 9781582182452
- Produktnummer: 9653553
- Verlag: Digital Scanning Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 316 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.8 cm 488 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 488
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Without the diligent efforts of George Bird Grinnell, the oral histories and traditions of native Americans may never have been recorded for posterity. Famed explorer, naturalist, and pioneer conservationist, Grinnell was instrumental in establishing the National Park system. The Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park is named for him. Founder of the National Audubon Society (1886), longtime owner and editor of Field and Stream magazine.
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