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MCGAW, JESSIE BREWER - How Medicine Man Cured Paleface Woman a Story Told in Authentic Indian Picture Writing

Title: How Medicine Man Cured Paleface Woman a Story Told in Authentic Indian Picture Writing
Description: New York, NY: William R. Scott, Inc, 1956. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This is an oblong hardback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of one small spot of foxing to the front endpaper. "Jessie Brewer McGaw was born October 17, 1913 in Montgomery County, Tenn. She became a high school Latin teacher, and eventually taught history at the university level. The first juvenile she wrote was to encourage her own son to read. She wrote about his favorite subject -- Indians. As a language major she became interested in the sign language and pictographs used by the Plains Indians." (from University of Minnesota archives). Very Good+ .

Keywords: Young Adult Jessie Brewer Mcgaw Native Americans Medicine Men Indian Pictographs

Price: US$ 30.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 48749

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