My Friend The Indian.

JAMES McLAUGHLIN

Publication: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910, Boston and New York

First Edition. First Impression. Cloth, 417pp., 16 plates. An important account of the authors' 52 years of residence at various western Indian reservations. McLaughlin was Indian agent at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation at the time of Sitting Bull's death. He had never been on good terms with Sitting Bull, who McLaughlin felt had negative influence over his fellow Sioux and so supported Gall as a leader of the Sioux in order to reduce Sitting Bull's power. In this work, he covers the Battle of the Little Big Horn based on what he learned from Chief Gall and other Hunkpapa participants, especially the very intelligent Mrs. Spotted Horn Bull."--O'Keefe 1518. Fearing Sitting Bull's increasing support of the Ghost Dance Craze and the rapid increase in the Sioux Indians adoption of the Ghost Dance, McLaughlin ordered the arrest of Sitting Bull by Indian Police in December, 1890. The effort resulted in the killing of Sitting Bull, 7 of his supporters and 6 of the Indian Police. Tal Luther, Custer High Spots--"...a classic in its own right". This first edition has become quite scarce. Some very light rubbing and some very slight edge wear. A clean, bright, tight copy of this classic account of the Indian wars and reservation life. Near fine.