Author: Crawford, Captain Jack (John Wallace Crawford)
Title: Whar' the Hand O' God Is Seen. And Other Poems. By Captain Jack Crawford (Late Chief of Scouts, U.S. Army). Roped for Relief of the Author, the Divertisement of Tenderfeet, and the Joy of All Those Who Love God's Great out-of-Doors
Description: New York: New York Lyceum Publishing Co. 1910. 1910. New York: New York Lyceum Publishing Co. 1910. 1910. Good. WITH A LENGTHY INSCRIPTION IN THE FORM OF AN ORIGINAL POEM SIGNED BY THE POET SCOUT CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD - Octavo, 7-1/2 inches high by 5 inches wide. Green cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The covers are heavily rubbed with some of the coloring scratched away. 152 pages, with the text printed in brown, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. The front hinge is cracked and the top corners of the last several pages are creased. Good.

First edition.

Though 'Vol. 1" appears on the spine, we have found no evidence that any subsequent volumes were ever published.

Inscribed in ink on the front endpaper by John Wallace "Captain Jack" Crawford with an original 20-line manuscript poem, signed "J.W. Crawford ('Capt. Jack') New Year 1911".

Known as the Poet Scout, John Wallace "Captain Jack" Crawford (1847-1917) was a civilian scout with the 5th Cavalry Regiment during the Great Sioux War of 1876. He joined Brig. General George Crook's command after Custer's defeat and death at Little Big Horn and served as war correspondent for the Omaha Bee. Routinely carrying dispatches along the highly perilous route of 400 miles to Fort Fetterman, he is remembered by his friend Buffalo Bill Cody for delivering not only a letter from General Sheridan but also a full bottle of whiskey. It was, however, his daring 350 mile ride to deliver news to the New York Herald of General George Crook's victory over Chief American Horse at the Battle of Slim Buttes that made him a national celebrity. Subsequently scouting in New Mexico, he then served as a special agent for the U.S. Justice Department for four years before taking to the lecture circuit, gaining in popularity as the "Poet Scout" entertaining audiences of thousands in music halls and on stages throughout the country. Good .

Keywords: AMERICANA; LITERATURE; POETRY; POEMS; CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD; JOHN WALLACE CRAWFORD; FIRST EDITION; WHAR' THE HAND O' GOD IS SEEN; 1ST EDITION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; 5TH CAVALRY; GREAT SIOUX WAR; ILLUSTRATED; FRONTISPIECE; INSCRIBED; ORI

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