C.N. Cotton and his Navajo blankets
Subtitle: a biography of C.N. Cotton, Gallup, New Mexico Indian trader, and reprintings of three mail order catalogs of Navajo blankets and rugs originally printed between 1896 and 1919
By: by Lester L. Williams.
Publisher: Avanyu Pub.; Avanyu Publishing Inc.,U.S.
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Albuquerque, NM
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
Subjects: Cotton, C. N. 1859-1936.; Navajo textile fabrics.; Trading posts -- New Mexico.; Gallup (N.M.) -- Biography.
Other titles: CN Cotton and his Navajo blankets.
Description: Tells of the Ohio-born trader C.N. Cotton, who went to Arizona and New Mexico to trade with the Indians in the late 19th century, eventually settling in Gallup, New Mexico, where his trading post played a leading role in promoting the sale of Navajo blankets. Includes facsimilies of three early catalogs of Navajo blankets and rugs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-52).