Among the Shoshones

Book

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Among the Shoshones

Entry/Object ID

L1980.1.221

Description

Among the Shoshones is an autobiographical book that tells of the Elijah Nicholas Wilson's life with the Shoshones from the age of twelve. He fights, hunts for Buffalo, breaks in a colt or two, and he shares his horror at the Red Man's cruelty to enemies, especially the whites. He writes of the week-long dance (with 500 people at a time) which characterized a tribal meet of upwards of six thousand Indians. He also served as a Pony Express rider, and a driver for the Overland Stage. This book is unsurpassed as a wickiup's-eye view of Indian life, and a down-to-earth firsthand account of pioneer life in the Rocky Mountain area. 247/Hardbound/Illustrations/Photographs.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express, Social life & customs

Search Terms

Shoshone, Wilson, Elijah Nicholas, Pony Express riders, Indian dances, Ethnology, Biography, Wilson, Nick, Native American, Shosone, Pony Express Riders

Book Details

Author

Wilson, Elijah Nicholas

Place Published

City

Salt Lake City

State/Province

Utah

Date Published

1969

Call No.

Ethnology WI

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wilson, Nick

Person or Organization

Reynolds, Don

Person or Organization

Howard R. Driggs

Person or Organization

Wilson, Elijah Nicholas