The Calumet of the Coteau, and Other Poetical Legends of the Border. Also, a Glossary of Indian Names, Words, and Western Provincialisms. Together with a Guide-Book of Yellowstone National Park

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1883. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 275pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Green cloth with a gilt stamped title on the spine and a gilt stamped vignette on the front cover. The extremities are gently rubbed and bumped, and the spine ends are slightly frayed. The front free endsheet has a small a small area of abrasion. The underlying cords are visible occasionally in the gutters, however the book is sturdy. "If, by the publication of these gliding narratives of slaughter, of sorrow, of heroism, or of hope, the author shall have rescued from impending oblivion a few of the thrilling scenes and unknown actors of this momentous era, and thereby encouraged others to fill future poetic volumes of authentic history, he will feel that recalling and publishing these camp-fire recollections and sketches of a life upon the border has not been utterly in vain." - P.W. Norris. Philetus W. Norris was the second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park.