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Books in the American Indian genre:

Indian History for Young Folks (1885)

Indian History for Young Folks Francis S. Drake book cover

The point of view of the Indians and early white settlers.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Francis S. Drake
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

In the Valley (1890)

In the Valley Harold Frederic book cover
In the Valley is a historical novel set in the United States in the Mohawk Valley and in Albany, New York, from 1757 to 1777. Read online at archive.org... View More

Author(s): Harold Frederic
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Hiawatha Primer (1898)

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An elementary school reader. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Florence Holbrook
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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Indian Child Life (1899)

Indian Child Life E.w. Deming book cover

Tells about the lives of Indian children and how they relate to animals.

Author(s): Edwin Willard Deming
Therese O. Deming
Illustrator(s): Edwin Willard Deming

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The Birchbark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians (1902)

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This manual for the organization of an Indian tribe was first published in 1902. It was instrumental in the later founding of the Boy Scouts of America and was reprinted many times, at least into the 1930’s. The cover above is for the sixth edi... View More

Author(s): Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s): Ernest Seton Thompson

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The Book of Nature Myths (1902)

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An elementary school reader featuring fifty-four nature myths, mainly from Native American sources. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Florence Holbrook
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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Indian Boyhood (1902)

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Born a Souix Indian, the author describes his first fifteen years of traditional upbringing. In later life he became a physician and one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Alexander Eastman
Illustrator(s): Ernest Leonard Blumenschein

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Red Folk and Wild Folk (1902)

Red Folk and Wild Folk E.w. Deming book cover

Folk tales of Indian life.

Author(s): Edwin Willard Deming
Therese O. Deming
Illustrator(s): Edwin Willard Deming

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How to Play Indian (1903)

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This pamphlet was reprinted from Ladies’ Home Journal. It was the first instruction for the new Woodcraft Indians. Read for free online at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

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The Red Book, or How to Play Indian (1904)

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This is the second edition of the handbook that started the Woodcraft Indians.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

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My Life as an Indian (1907)

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The author lit out for Indian country and never looked back. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): James Willard Schultz
Illustrator(s): Photographs

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Last of the Mohicans (1910)

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In this second volume in the Leatherstocking Tales, we meet Natty Bumpo and Chingachgook as they rescue two young British women. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): James Fenimore Cooper
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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The Last of the Mohicans (1910)

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This, the second book in the Leatherstocking Tales, is again set in New York during the French and Indian War. Uncas is the titular Mohican. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): James Fenimore Cooper
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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The War Dance and the Fire-Fly Dance (1910)

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A pamphlet for use by the Woodcraft Indians.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): None

The Indian Book (1911)

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A collection of traditional stories from the Mandan Indians. Only the title page vignette is by E. Boyd Smith. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): John William Hopkins
Illustrator(s): George Catlin
E. Boyd Smith

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Rolf in the Woods (1911)

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The story of a friendship between a white boy and an Indian in New York around the time of the War of 1812. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

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The Song of Hiawatha (1911)

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Longfellow’s epic poem is based on American Indian legends. It is set in the Pictured Rock region along the south shore of Lake Superior. Read online at Archive.org. Or at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Illustrator(s): Maxfield Parrish
Frederic Remington
N. C. Wyeth

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The Book of Woodcraft (1912)

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A comprehensive guide to woodcraft by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

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The Red Lodge (1912)

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Limited edition set of bylaws for an adult version of the Woodcraft Indians.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

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Blackfeet Indian Stories (1913)

Blackfeet Indian Stories George Bird Grinnell book cover

A collection of BlackfeetIndian legends of creation, tradition, and fire-side stories.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): George Bird Grinnell
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

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