CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY by Levi, Sister M. Carolissa - 1956

New York: Pageant Press, Inc., 1956. "The Chippewa Indians are the greatest of the vast tribes that settled the Midwestern plains, establishing a rich, highly developed culture. This is the tribe that produced such chiefs as Pontiac, Tecumseh and Sitting Bull; the tribe that greeted Captain John Smith, the tribe immortalized in Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.'" Illustrated by Peter Whitebird, Chippewa Indian. 385 pages with index. Related ephemera: newspaper clipping from unknown paper announcing the second book written by the author. Signed by author on front free endpaper. Brick cloth hard cover with black lettering on spine. DJ in Fair/Good- condition with significant tears and chipping to edges and corners, discoloration to paper. Cover corners and edges are bumped and rubbed, minor scuffing, spine ends are bent and frayed. Severly cocked spine. Previous owner's bookplate adhered to front free endpaper (below author signature). Spine is loose within interior, pages are clean. Book in Good+ condition. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/Good-. Illus. by Peter Whitebird. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Native Americans.