Name/Title
Among the ShoshonesEntry/Object ID
2009.3.252Description
Among the Shoshones is updated edition, 1969, of The White Indian Boy, "Uncle Nick", who lived among the Shoshones for a time. It 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.
Among the Shoshones is updated edition, 1969, of The White Indian Boy, "Uncle Nick", who lived among the Shoshones for a time. We also have, on our shelves, the original White Indian Boy, 1919, and White Indian Boy, 1991 copyrights. This book is autographed to Don Reynolds by Charles A. Wilson, son of the White Indian Boy. This book is from the Don Reynolds library.
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Don and Maudie Reynolds CollectionLexicon
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Pony express, Social life & customsSearch Terms
Driggs, Howard R., Shoshones, Uncle Nick, Ethnology, Biography, Wilson, Nick, Native American, Shosone, Pony Express RidersBook Details
Author
Wilson, Elijah NicholasPlace Published
City
Salt Lake CityState/Province
UtahDate Published
1969Call No.
PonyExpress WINotes
Copy No.: 3Condition
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ExcellentRelationships
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Wilson, NickPerson or Organization
Reynolds, DonPerson or Organization
Howard R. DriggsPerson or Organization
Wilson, Elijah Nicholas