Navajo Trader

by Gladwell Richardson, Philip R. Rulon (Editor)

Overview

Gladwell "Toney" Richardson came from a long line of Indian traders and published nearly three hundred western novels under pseudonyms like "Maurice Kildare." His forty years of managing trading posts on the Navajo Reservation are now recalled in this colorful memoir.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816545940
Publisher:	University of Arizona Press
Publication date:	10/01/1986
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	217
File size:	11 MB
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Table of Contents

Contents Illustrations Foreword, Barry Goldwater Preface, Philip Reed Rulon Old Houck Trading Post Pine Springs Dynasty of Traders Navajo Mountain The Rainbow Trail Redbud Pass and Rainbow Lodge Tuba City Shonto Navajo Country Inscription House Kaibito The Big Snow Sunrise Cameron Gold and Dudes The Witchcrafters Mysterious People, Mysterious Land Changing Times The Last Stop Books by Gladwell Richardson Suggested Readings Index

Editorial Reviews

"A first-rate chronicle of the days when barter was the primary form of commerce . . . a fascinating account of how white men and red men learned to live in harmony."—Southwest Review


"A first-rate chronicle of the days when barter was the primary form of commerce . . . a fascinating account of how white men and red men learned to live in harmony."—Southwest Review

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