Lot of Two Books: The Book of Cowboys and The Book of Indians, 1936, 1935, Holling C. Holling
The Book of Indians
by Holling C. Holling
Illustrated by H.C. and Lucille Holling
New York
The Platt & Munk Co. Inc.
1935
Very good condition. Very clean interior. Name and address written in pencil on front endpaper. Minor soiling on front boards due to age.
"Indians do not show much humor among whites. However, there is scarcely a more fun-loving, joke-enjoying people than they are among themselves."
CONTENTS Foreword Something About Indians People of the Forests and Lakes Otter-Tail Goes Hunting Flying-Squirrel Gathers Bulrushes People of the Plains Buffalo-Calf and the Great Herd In the Days of Rides-Away-Tinkling People of the Deserts and Mesas Little Turtle and the Cliff-Dwellers What Corn-Flower Found People of the Rivers and the Sea Raven and Whale-Tooth Hunt a Whale Cedar-Bough's Bargain Glossary ___________________________________________________________________________
The Book of Cowboys
by Holling C. Holling
Illustrated by H.C. and Lucille Holling
New York
The Platt & Munk Co. Inc.
1936
Very good condition.Spotting on the top of second Table of Contents page and Foreword page is in the margin and does not soil text or ilustrations. Otherwise, this book is very clean.
"By following the adventures of Peter and Barbara Ann ( a couple of tenderfeet from New York, who are "Green as Grass" when they first go West), you may learn, as they did, something of the adventurous life of Cowboys."
CONTENTS Foreword A Ranchman Comes to Town Peter and Barbara Ann Meet Some Cowboys Through Eagle Nest Pass Supper at Casa Grande of the Circle Cross Ranch How Cowboys and Ranching All Began New Outfits and Lariats The Story of Tubby What's the Difference Between a Horse and a Cow? Jim Explains Bridles and Bits From Sizzling Bread to Saddles and Such Peter ad Barbara Ann Do Some Exploring Saddled and Bridled and Fit for the Fair How Do You Pack a Horse? The Pack Train Gets Started How Geography Made The Circle Criss Ranch On The Trail A Short Camp and a Tall Tale A Bough Bed A Half Mile Up A Somewhat Sleepless Night, and a New Arrival Over War Tree Pass to Cow Camp Uncle Harry Explains Brands and Branding Horses Again Dusting Off The Bad Ones The Brand of New Brand Why Do Animals Buck? The Long and Short of It Peter and Barbara Ann Catch a Calf A Story for the Texas Trail Leaving the Circle Cross A Rustler Story with Variations A Line Camp Cabin on the Bar Six Ranch Babes in the Woods Wild Animals and Wilder Men Ghost Canyon Fun at the Fall Roundup What Happened at the Rodeo
