The Vanishing American
by Grey, Zane
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good DJ
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Brothers, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good DJ. First edition with I-Z letter code, very good + hardcover shows light soil at page edges, bookseller sticker at bottom edge of rear pastedown, mild browning to portion of endpapers and bit of age toning to pages, in good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows exposure toning along spine, mild rubbing and soil, couple of old scotch tape mends along spine at jacket reverse and edgewear that includes closed tears and shallow open chipping. 308 pages followed by other title adverts and with black & white plates. Still a tight, clean and pleasing copy in a presentable dust jacket of this notable novel of the American Indian "..first serialized in the Ladies Home Journal beginning in 1922.
Reviews
On Aug 3 2020, a reader said:
When I first read this book more than 50 years ago, I did not really appreciate it for the powerful book it really is, nor understood the full impact it made on the reading public at the time of its publication in the Ladies' Home Journal. Nor did I rate this book as highly as I did other Zane Grey novels; but with each successive reading the higher I place it against such work as Riders of the Purple Sage, or Heritage of the Desert. The Vanishing American IS a great work, one of ZG's finest. And whether you read the "original" as published by Harpers or the expurgated version which restores ZG's original ending and the more offensive sections dealing with the harsh treatment of the missionaries on the reservation, either one will stir you deep down to your very core. Marian Warner's and Nophaie's love story will reach you to your inner self, and the struggle the Indian faces as he battles for his soul in the face of Indian values verses the white man's will touch you and force you to look at your own relationship with God and nature. The Vanishing American is a book which needs to be read and studied by every American, and taught in the school system along with the history of the United States and its dealings with the Native Americans--a subject woefully disregarded in American History classes--except for Custer's last stand at the Little Big Horn. There is, nor has there ever been, a more powerful book dealing with this subject been written. And even though this one is fiction, and a romance, it tells it like it was, and for the most part afraid still is today on the Indian reservations. Indeed, a sad chapter in the nation's history. I cannot urge you enough to purchase this book!
On Jan 17 2020, a reader said:
Great Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30248
- Title
- The Vanishing American
- Author
- Grey, Zane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Butte, Montana; Collectibles; Great Falls, Montana; Helena, Montana; Missoula, Montana; Rare Books ; Used Books;
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Barker Books & Vintage
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Helena, Montana
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