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CHIEF BUFFALO CHILD LONG LANCE Long Lance
New York Cosmopolitan Book Corporation 1928 First Edition Hardcover Good
Sylvester C Long (1890-1932),son of slaves,part-black,part Indian but who thought himself white took the name Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance when he decided to take on the mantle of an American Indian a la Grey Owl --a presidential appointee to West Point, war hero, movie star, daring aviator, charming socialite, respected journalist, best-selling author, and Indian advocate and activist ,claiming full-blooded Blackfoot Indian staus, Long's fame spread until he was found out as an imposter and disgraced. Drinking heavily,he shot himself in 1932. Good in brown cloth, black lettering, rubbed,corners bumped. Ex-libris. Photographs of Indians.278pp
Price:
12.00 USD
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