THE KIOWAS

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1962]., 1962. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Cloth, xviii, 315 pp., foreword, illustrated, map, appendix, bibliography, index. Along with the Cheyennes, the Kiowas were among the most feared of the Plains Indian tribes. They assumed a dominant position on the Southern Plains and by 1840 they, along with their allies, the Comanches, Southern Cheyennes, and Arapahoes, strategically placed themselves along the Santa Fe Trail on the Arkansas River and harassed traders, trappers, the military, and peaceful Indian tribes. The Kiowas were never completely conquered until the buffalo were destroyed and they lost their horses. This book tells of their history, how they lived, traces the development of their unique pictographic calendars, relates what their chiefs and warriors said and did, and shows their women and children at work and at play. This book tells of their history, how they lived, traces the development of their unique pictographic calendars, relates what their chiefs and warriors said and did, and shows their women and children at work and at play. Events like the Wagon Train Massacre in 1871, Lawrie Tatum's work at the Fort Sill Reservation, and the ordeal of Satanta and Big Tree are presented in detail among other important occurrences. Fine, bright copy. Dust jacket shows some light wear to spine ends and is lightly rubbed.