George Bird Grinnell (1849–1938)
Author of Blackfoot Lodge Tales: the Story of a Prairie People
About the Author
George Bird Grinnell was a famed explorer, naturalist and a pioneer conservationist. His knowledge of the West was gained by true-life experiences in ranching, mining and Indian life. He served as naturalist on many western expeditions including the O. C. Marsh expedition to Nebraska, Wyoming, show more Kansas and Utah, the Black Hills military expedition led by George Armstrong Custer, William Ludlow's reconnaissance of Yellowstone in 1875 and the George Harriman Alaskan Expedition in 1899. He was called upon, many times, by the U.S. government to advise policy makers regarding hunting, the treatment of the Indians and the continuation of the preservation of land under the expanding National Parks legislation. show less
Image credit: Portrait of George Bird Grinnell from Nathaniel Pitt Langford's Diary of the Washburn Expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers in 1870 (1905)
Series
Works by George Bird Grinnell
Pawnee hero stories and folk-tales; with notes on the origin, customs, and character of the Pawnee people (1976) 99 copies, 1 review
Two Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion: The Experiences of Frank J. North and Luther H. North (1973) 38 copies, 1 review
Alaska: The Harriman Expedition 1899/Two Volumes Bound As One (Dover books on travel, adventure) (1986) — Author — 19 copies
American game-bird shooting 4 copies
The Wolf Hunters: A Story of the Buffalo Plains, Edited and Arranged from the Manuscript of Robert M. Peck (2017) — Editor — 4 copies
"The Dare Boys with General Greene" 2 copies
Some Indian Stream Names 2 copies
Blackfeet Indian stories. By: George Bird Grinnell (September 20, 1849 – April 11, 1938): Indians of North America, Siksika Indians (2016) 2 copies
"Brother Billy" 2 copies
"Monica's Choice" 2 copies
"History of Orrin Pierce" 2 copies
SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE : PUBLISHED MONTHLY WITH ILLUSTRATIONS, VOLUME XXXVII JANUARY-JUNE (1905) 1 copy
A Popular History of the United States of America, from the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day (Classic Reprint) (2012) 1 copy
Cuentos y Leyendas de los Indios Cheyennes (Libros de los Malos Tiempos) (Spanish Edition) (1995) 1 copy
Early Blackfoot History 1 copy
Cheyenne Woman Customs 1 copy
Cheyenne stream names, 1 copy
Associated Works
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 02: Once Upon a Time (1993) — Contributor — 212 copies, 1 review
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1849-09-20
- Date of death
- 1938-04-11
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Yale University (PhD|1880)
- Occupations
- anthropologist
historian
naturalist - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Burial location
- Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
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Reviews
An interesting book to read concerning the history and dealings of the US government and the plains Indians specifically the Cheyenne tribes. A little dry at times and as it was written in the early 1900's a little condescending this is still the closest to actual first hand accounts from the Native Americans involved in many of these battles as you are likely to get.
Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales; with notes on the origin, customs, and character of the Pawnee people by George Bird Grinnell
In the late 1880s the ethnologist and writer George Bird Grinnell visited the Pawnee Agency in Indian Territory. To Eagle Chief, whom he had known for many years, he explained the object of his visit: "Father, we have come down here to . . . ask the people about how things used to be in the olden times, to hear their stories, to get their history, and then to put all these things down in a book." The chief meditated for a time and then said: "It is good and it is time. Already the old things show more are being lost, and those who know the secrets are many of them dead. . . . The old men told their grandchildren, and they told their grandchildren, and so the secrets and the stories and the doings of long ago have been handed down."
The result of Grinnell's field work was Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales, first published in 1899. Here are stories about a Pawnee youth who serves as a peacemaker and a warrior's quest for lost joy, and such tales as "The Dun Horse," "The Bear man," "The Snake Brother," and "The Ghost Wife." Extended notes describe the origins and migrations of the Pawnees, their customs, methods of warfare, and later history. Source: Publisher show less
The result of Grinnell's field work was Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales, first published in 1899. Here are stories about a Pawnee youth who serves as a peacemaker and a warrior's quest for lost joy, and such tales as "The Dun Horse," "The Bear man," "The Snake Brother," and "The Ghost Wife." Extended notes describe the origins and migrations of the Pawnees, their customs, methods of warfare, and later history. Source: Publisher show less
Two Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion: The Experiences of Frank J. North and Luther H. North by George Bird Grinnell
From 1864 until 1877, the Pawnee Scouts, a unique U.S. Army battalion of about a hundred Pawnees, were scouts and soldiers during the height of the Plains Indian wars and earned the respect of prominent generals in the West, including George Crook, Eugene Carr, and Ranald Mackenzie. They were commanded by the famous "fighting Norths."
Originally published in 1928, Two Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion is based upon Luther's firsthand recollections.
Originally published in 1928, Two Great Scouts and Their Pawnee Battalion is based upon Luther's firsthand recollections.
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- Works
- 65
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 1,176
- Popularity
- #21,864
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 205
- Languages
- 4
- Favorited
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