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KELLY, FANNY (AUTHOR); SPENCE, CLARK AND MARY LEE (EDITORS) - Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux

Title: Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux
Description: New York: Konecky & Konecky, 1990. Hardcover. ISBN: 1568522444. A modern reprint of Fanny Kelly's memoirs, in which she shares her experiences while a captive of the Sioux in present-day Wyoming in 1864. Unbeknownst to her, her descriptions of daily life of the tribal members were some of the last accounts of their free roaming lifestyle before they were subdued. Edited by Clark and Mary Lee Spence, who provide a lengthy prologue. Includes several black & white photos. --- In full gold paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume wrapped in jacket with image of Kelly and a Sioux encampment to cover. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy lacking apparent damages. Unpriced jacket also in great shape; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xliv, 274 pages. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Keywords: 1568522444 >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir >>History of Colorado & the Old West

Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 86425