A painter and naturally acute observer, Catlin's paintings and firsthand account of travels from 1831 to 1837 document the manners, customs and traditions of the Great Plain Indians before the full and devastating impact of westward expansion. Originally published in 1860, in two volumes, as Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians.  (USW532, $17.00)

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