Author: Various Authors
Title: The Great Divide. March, 1893. Vol. IX No. 1
Description: Denver, CO, The Great Divide Publishing Co, 1893. Wraps. Side folding journal, approximately 15 by 12 inches. 24 pp, including covers. Illustrations and a few photos throughout, including a photo of a cliff dwelling, perhaps in Mesa Verde, Colorado. With ads for Smith and Wesson, mining companies, gold mines and other western opportunities in Colorado, Arizona, California and elsewhere. A single issue of this magazine/journal, containing articles and stories, many reflecting a Western theme. This includes an illustrated article on the Native American pottery of the Rio San Juan; a discussion of cliff dwelling architecture; Washington territory legends; a discussion of Shamanism as practiced by Native Americans, including explanation of the Jessakkid; an autobiography by the Native American Running Antelope, written in pictographs, with translations beneath; a piece on a massacre of white settlers by Native Americans in the Minnesota area; a piece on various snakes, etc. GOOD condition. Moderate browning, minor soiling, some foxing and minor staining. Horizontal fold crease present. Heavy wrinkling along the spine. Center hinge split, with a few minor tears throughout. Good .

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