Log Cabin Online

by John Sugden.  Softbound, 365 pages, 6” x 9”. Blue Jacket (ca. 1743-ca.1808), or Waweyapiersenwaw, was the most influential Native American leader of his time.  He was the galvanizing force behind an intertribal confederacy of unparalleled scope that fought a long and bloody war against white encroachments into their homeland in the Ohio River Valley.  Blue Jacket was an astute strategist and diplomat who, though courted by American and British leaders, remained a staunch defender of the Shawnees’ independence and territory.  He fielded large forces (his warriors inflicted greater losses upon the American army than those of Cochise, Geronimo, Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull combined), won unprecedented military and diplomatic victories, and during his later years inspired and mentored the legendary Tecumseh.  In this arresting and controversial account, John Sugden, the acclaimed biographer of Tecumseh, restores Blue Jacket to his rightful place of prominence in American history.

by Gregory Dowd. Softbound, 250 pages, 6" x 9". The author draws on ethnographic sources to recapture the beliefs, thoughts and actions of four principal Indian nations . . . Delaware, Shawnee, Cherokee and Creek.The result is a sensitive portrayal of the militant Indians, often led by Prophets, who came to conceive of themselves a united people and who launched an intertribal campaign to resist the Anglo-American forces.

by Vinson Brown. Softbound, 175 pages, 5" x 8". The story of vision search among native Americans. A record of past great Sacred Beings, chiefs and medicine men, how they prepared for the vision search, purification, the quest and interpretation.

compiled by Ernest & Julia Seton. Softbound, 108 pages, 5" x 7". A reprint of a 1937 edition that allows us to see the Indian’s creed, his unwritten laws, his sense of relationship and duty to the Great Oversoul, the Creator and Ruler, as well as to his neighbor and to himself.

by George Donehoo. Softbound, 290 pages, 6" x 9". One of the most complete listings of Pennsylvania Indian names and places with their origin, history and meaning. A must-have reference for all students of Pennsylvania history.

by Keith Wilbur, M.D. Softbound, 102 pages, 8" x 11". Through meticulous research and his skillful pen, Wilbur brings to life the vanished cultures of the Woodland Indians. Focusing mainly on the period from 1000 B.C. to 1500 A.D. , his text and  illustrations combine to tell of these Indians’ leadership, religious beliefs, seasonal celebrations, agriculture and warfare.

by George Catlin. Softbound, Volume 1 of a 2-volume set, total 520 pages, 6" x 9". 312 illustrations, including 257 photographs of original Catlin paintings. Catlin spent eight years in the 1830’s living with and studying the Plains Indians; recording every facet of their lifestyle in words and paintings. His work provides a true picture of the North American Indians enjoying the last years of freedom in their native home. Still one of the most readable and authoritative books on the Plains Indians, capturing them when they were still in touch with their important traditions.

by George Catlin. Softbound, Volume 2 of a 2-volume set, total 520 pages, 6" x 9". 312 illustrations, including 257 photographs of original Catlin paintings. Catlin spent eight years in the 1830’s living with and studying the Plains Indians; recording every facet of their lifestyle in words and paintings. His work provides a true picture of the North American Indians enjoying the last years of freedom in their native home. Still one of the most readable and authoritative books on the Plains Indians, capturing them when they were still in touch with their important traditions.

by J. J. Cornplanter. Softbound, 204 pages, 5" x 8". A collection of Indian legends handed down from one generation to the next. First published in 1936.

A publication accompanying an exhibit of beaded items from the collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Softbound, 28 pages, 5" x 8". Featured are 26 color photographs of Chippewa beadwork on trade-wooldresses, moccasins, shirts, and other historic items from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

by Isabel T. Kelsay. Softbound, 775 pages, 6" x 9". An impressive work on a major figure in North American history. Not only a detailed account of the life of Joseph Brant, possibly the most famous native American leader ever, but also an importantaccount of the Iroquois League.

by Michael Johnson. Softbound, 48 pages, 7-1/2" x 9". The five (and later Six) Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy were central to the story of the while colonization of the American Northeast. The European fur trade transformed their world, and the struggles between English and French colonists forced the tribes to take sides. This richly illustrated book introduces Iroquois history, social organization, religion, and material culture.

by Richard Aguila.  Softbound, 285 pages, 6” x 9".  Beginning in 1701 the Iroquois, at their nadir, after twenty years of warring, sought to rebuild the confederacy.  By design or circumstance, they carried out sophisticated diplomatic relations with their Indian and white neighbors, gradually recouping much of their political, military and economic power.  The Iroquois helped shape the frontier, influencing westbound expansion, the fur trade, and colonial warfare.

by Francis Paul Prucha. Softbound, 186 pages, 7" x 10". 64 black & white illustrations. Silver medals played an important role in American Indian policy for more than acentury. This book tells the story not only of the use of medals in Indian relations, but also of their design and production. Included are actual size illustrations of all Indian peace medals struck by the U.S. for official presentation to the Indians,  many portraits of chiefs wearing the medals, and reproductions of the elaborate certificates sometimes presented with the medals.

by Elisabeth Tooker. Softbound, 320 pages, 6" x 9". In 1850, Morgan gathered the most comprehensive 19th century collection of Iroquois made artifacts chosen for being representative of all types of Iroquois manufacture. The author provides an overview ofMorgan’s life and career, including much of his field notes, description of articles and much more. Over 80 illustrations, 37 in color, make this text a wonderful resource on the Iroquois.

by Barbara Graymont. Softbound, 356 pages, 6" x 9". A carefully documented historical account of the fighting that took place between the Iroquois and theAmericans. At the same time, a portrait of the great aboriginal society which was all but decimated by Gen. John Sullivan.

by Arthur C. Parker. Softbound, 482 pages, 6" x 9". Parker, himself part Iroquois, wrote three major works on the Iroquois Indians: Iroquois Uses of Maize & Other Food Plants; The Code of Handsome Lake, the Seneca Prophet; and The Constitution of the Five Nations. These are all reproduced here in their original format together with an introduction by the editor and additional photographic material.

by Francis Jennings. Softbound, 438 pages, 6" x 9". A learned and lively new history of the Iroquois to 1744 that stands by itself as a very important book. A definitive history of the Iroquois in their era of triumph and the first stages of decline.

by R. Gabor. Softbound, 28 pages, 5" x 8". Drawings and text detail authentic clothing and accessories of Eastern Woodland Indians.

by E. A. Smith. Softbound, 83 pages, 5" x 8". A reprint of an 1860’s publication of stories and legends of the Eastern Indians.