{"product_id":"blackfoot-lodge-tales-second-edition-the-story-of-a-prairie-people-paperback","title":"Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a Prairie People - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Bird Grinnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThedis Berthelson Crowe\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of powerful stories reveals the complex and wondrous world of the Blackfoot nation in the nineteenth century. The thirty tales transcribed by George Bird Grinnell provide an intimate look into Blackfoot culture and philosophy and remind us of tribal values to be upheld and taught. Classic tales of adventure speak of deeds accomplished, and cultural heroes roam across an arresting Native landscape of legend and history. Ancient stories, captured in oral tradition, cast the shadow of the Blackfoot people far into the past and provide foundation and meaning for their lives in the present. The final section of this book is an insightful overview of the history and culture of the Blackfoot Nation. First published in 1892, \u003ci\u003eBlackfoot Lodge Tales\u003c\/i\u003e is based on George Bird Grinnell's personal interactions with the Blackfoot people. A member of the Blackfeet Tribe and a historian, Thedis Berthelson Crowe provides an indigenous perspective of the \u003ci\u003eBlackfoot Lodge Tales\u003c\/i\u003e in her new introduction to this edition. Her great-great grandfather, William Russell, served as the Blackfoot interpreter for Grinnell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Bird Grinnell (1849-1938), a well-known naturalist and ethnologist, was the author of \u003ci\u003eBy Cheyenne Campfires\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cheyenne Indians\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwo Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion\u003c\/i\u003e, all available in Bison Books editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.14 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131298025607,"sku":"9780803271098","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/eb65a70592d39ea8d9091b8949c5275b.webp?v=1732617820","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/blackfoot-lodge-tales-second-edition-the-story-of-a-prairie-people-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}