George Wharton James (1858–1923)

Author of Indian Blankets and Their Makers

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About the Author

George Wharton James, born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1858, was ordained as a Methodist minister and came to the United States in 1881, settling first in Nevada, then in California. Following his divorce in 1889, James traveled through Arizona and New Mexico, and eventually wrote over forty books show more and pamphlets on the American West. James was also a popular lecturer. He died in San Francisco in 1923. show less

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Works by George Wharton James

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Indian Blankets and Their Makers (1914) 187 copies

Indian Basketry (1909) 183 copies

New Pictorial Atlas of the World (1919) 53 copies

In and out of the old missions of California; an historical and pictorial account of the Franciscan missions (1905) 34 copies

The People's War Book (1920) 24 copies

Practical Basket Making (1908) 16 copies

Learning from the Indians (1973) 14 copies

The Old Franciscan Missions of California (1919) 13 copies

Our American wonderlands (1915) 11 copies

The Indians of the Painted desert region: Hopis, Navahoes, Wallapais, Havasupais (1903) 9 copies

Lake of the Sky (1928) 9 copies

New Mexico, the land of the delight makers; the history of its ancient cliff dwellings and pueblos, conquest by the… (1920) 9 copies

The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it (1910) 8 copies

California, Romantic and Beautiful (1914) 8 copies

In & around the Grand Canyon; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona (1901) 8 copies

Arizona: the Wonderland : The history of its ancient cliff and cave swellings, ruined pueblos, conquest by the… (1917) 7 copies

the wonders of the colorado desert(southern california) (2010) 6 copies

How to Make Indian and Other Baskets (1903) 6 copies

Heroes of California:The Story of the Founders of the Golden State as Narrated by Themselves or Gleaned from Other… (1910) 5 copies

Through Ramona's country (1909) 4 copies

Quit Your Worrying! (2012) 4 copies

What the White Race May Learn from the Indian (1908) 4 copies

The Wonders of the Colorado Desert Vol. I 3 copies

New Mexico The Land of the Delight Makers 2 copies

The Wonders of the Colorado Desert Vol. II 2 copies

The lake of the sky, Lake Tahoe, in the high Sierras of California and Nevada; its history, Indians, discovery by… (2018) 2 copies

The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by… 2 copies

Traveler's hand book to Southern California (1904) 2 copies

Utah - The Land Of Blossoming Vallys (2012) 2 copies

Scenic Mount Lowe and its Wonderful Railway 2 copies

Picturesque Pala (2002) 1 copy

California, Our Western Wonderland (1923) 1 copy

The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada (2011) 1 copy

THE LAKE OF THE SKY LAKE TAHOE (2015) 1 copy

Utah The Land of Blossoming Valleys 1 copy

Rare George Wharton James / ARIZONA THE WONDERLAND The History of its Ancient 1st ed 1 copy

The wonders of the Colorado Desert (southern California), its rivers and its mountains, its canyons and its springs,… 1 copy

Atlas of the World 1 copy

A Saboba Origin-Myth (2012) 1 copy

Living the radiant life : a personal narrative 1 copy

Lake Tahoe: Lake of the Sky. (1956) 1 copy

The Basket V1, July, 1903: The Journal Of The Basket Fraternity Or Lovers Of Indian Baskets And Other Good Things… (2010) 1 copy

A Little Journey To Some Strange Places And Peoples In Our Southwestern Land: New Mexico And Arizona (1911) (2010) 1 copy

The California birthday book; prose and poetical selections from the writings of living California authors, with a… 1 copy

CHARLES WARREN STODDARD Apostrophe to the Skylark; The Bells of San Gabriel; Joe of Lahaina; Father Damien Among His… (1909) 1 copy

Reclaiming the arid West. The story of the United States Reclamation Service. (1917) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: James, George Wharton
Birthdate: 1858
Date of death: 1923
Gender: male
Nationality: England
UK
Birthplace: Lincolnshire, UK
Occupations: lecturer
journalist
photographer

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Indian Basketry & How to Make Indian and Other… by George Wharton James

Candace Crockett

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Indian Basketry by George W. James

Reprinted from a 1901 original, this pioneering study has become a valuable source for American Indian Basketry identification. From Poma mush baskets to Palute dicing trays, this book traces the origin and development of basket design for Southwestern and Pacific North America using over 250 illustrations.

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