This is the RARE 1st edition from 1967. Father Nicholas Point , lived among the Flatheads, Coeur d' Alenes, and Blackfeet from 1840 to 1847. This book contains 285 paintings with 232 of them in color. It contains first hand information on customs, habits, family life, religion, war, hunting, dances and clothing. Paintings were often bright colors because trade paints were used.
Dust jacket shows wear and a few minor tears and rips.
It is hardbound and approx. This book is copyrighted 1987 by the Smithsonian Institute and is a first edition. This hardbound book is an excellent history of explorations of Western America including many by the military. There are 256 pages with 8 chapters. A New Sensibility.