THE BLACK HILLS; OR, THE LAST HUNTING GROUND OF THE DAKOTAHS by TALLENT, ANNIE D - 1899

St. Louis: Nixon-Jones Printing Co., 1899., 1899. First edition. First Edition. Original blue cloth. xxii, 713pp. Frontispiece. Introduction. Illustrated, plates, portraits. This book is one of the five standard books on the Black Hills and the Dakotahs. Both Six Guns 2180 and Herd 2232 say "Scarce." Much on the first invasion of the Black Hills, Custer, Indians, gold, development of military forts, General Crook in the Black Hills, the Yellowstone Expedition, outlaws and lawmen, cattle ranching, mining, Deadwood, General Miles and the disarmament of the hostiles, and much, much more. Inside hinges have been neatly, professionally reinforced. A fine, bright, tight copy protected in a custom slipcase.