The Vanishing Race

Joseph Kossuth Dixon

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• Publié par: shien
• Publié le: 08 décembre 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 32
• Langue: English
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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Vanishing Race by Dr. Joseph Kossuth Dixon This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at http://www.gutenberg.org/license Title: The Vanishing Race Author: Dr. Joseph Kossuth Dixon Release Date: December 25, 2008 [Ebook 27616] Language: English ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE VANISHING RACE*** Preparer's Note Please note that this book contains a photograph of a burial platform, which some may find offensive. The elegaic tone, typical of the time, of much of the book may also annoy the modern reader. Some of the Indian interviews are still quoted today, however, and some of the photos are still reproduced. iv The Vanishing Race The Last Outpost The Vanishing Race The Last Great Indian Council a record in picture and story of the last great indian council, participated in by eminent indian chiefs from nearly every indian reservation in the united states, together with the story of their lives as told by themselves—their speeches and folklore tales—their solemn farewell, and the indians' story of the custer fight By Dr. Joseph K. Dixon Garden City, New York Doubleday, Page, and Company 1913 Dedication To the man of mystery— The earth his mother— The sun his father— A child of the mountains and the plains— A faithful worshipper in the great world cathedral— Now a tragic soul haunting the shores of the western ocean— My brother the Indian Illustrations The Last Outpost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Approach of the Chiefs . . . . . . . . . . A Glimpse Backward . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Sacrament of Winter . . . . . . . . . . . The Lone Tepee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Singing to the Spirits . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Voice of the Water Spirits . . . . . . . . Trail of the Death Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . A Leaf from the Indian's Book . . . . . . . . The Song of the Arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . An Imperial Warrior . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Sunset in Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighting the Smoke Signal . . . . . . . . . . Answering the Smoke Signal . . . . . . . . . The Attack on the Camp . . . . . . . . . . . Buffalo Thundered Across the Plains . . . . . An Indian Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An Indian Burden Bearer . . . . . . . . . . . An Indian Woman's Dress—Mrs. Wolf Plume The Flower of the Wigwam . . . . . . . . . . Little Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Bath in the Little Big Horn . . . . . . . . . The Crown of Eagle Feathers . . . . . . . . . Warriors of Other Days . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Plenty Coups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Peaceful Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Red Whip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Pause in the Journey . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Timbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv xv 2 6 8 10 13 14 16 18 21 24 25 28 30 32 33 36 37 39 41 42 46 47 49 51 52 55 56 x The Downward Trail . . . . . . . . . . Chief Apache John . . . . . . . . . . . Climbing the Great Divide . . . . . . . Chief Running Bird . . . . . . . . . . . Chiefs Fording the Little Bighorn . . . . Chief Brave Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . Skirting the Sky-Line . . . . . . . . . . Chief Umapine . . . . . . . . . . . . . Down the Western Slope . . . . . . . . The Last Arrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Tin-Tin-Meet-Sa . . . . . . . . . Chief Runs the Enemy . . . . . . . . . Scouting Party on the Plains . . . . . . Scouts passing under cover of the Night Map of the Custer Battlefield . . . . . . Chief Pretty Voice Eagle . . . . . . . . A War Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . The War Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Swirl of the Warriors . . . . . . . . Chief White Horse . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Bear Ghost . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Running Fisher . . . . . . . . . . Chief Bull Snake . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . War Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Red Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Two Moons . . . . . . . . . . . . Here Custer Fell . . . . . . . . . . . . . Custer Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Man Runs Him—Custer Scout . Hairy Moccasin—Custer Scout . . . . . Curly—Custer Scout . . . . . . . . . . Goes Ahead—Custer Scout . . . . . . . On the War Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Vanishing Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 59 62 63 65 66 69 70 74 77 78 81 84 86 88 92 96 101 104 108 113 115 118 121 130 133 136 137 144 146 152 155 159 162