Changing Military Patterns of the Great Plains Indians - by Frank Raymond Secoy (Paperback)

About the Book

Originally published: Changing military patterns on the Great Plains (17th century through early 19th century). Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1953, in series: Monographs of the American Ethnological Society; 21.

Book Synopsis

Frank Raymond Secoy wrote this work while at Columbia University in the early 1950s. In his introduction, John C Ewers considers the influence of Secoy's book on scholars since its original publication in 1953.

From the Back Cover

This book is the author's educated and comprehensive look into the Great Plains Indians and their history in regards to their military strategies and patterns.

About the Author

Frank Raymond Secoy wrote this classic work while at Columbia University in the early 1950s. In his introduction, John C. Ewers considers the influence of Secoy's book on scholars since its original publication in 1953. Ethnologist emeritus at the Smithsonian Institution, Ewers is the author of The Horse in Blackfoot Indian Culture (1955), Blackfeet: Their Art and Culture (1987), and other works.