Title: Francis Parkman and the Plains Indians
Description: The author, a wealthy Bostonian with a deep interest in Native American culture, provides a first-person account of his experiences living with a band of Oglala Sioux while they traveled the Oregon Trail during the summer of 1847.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Indians of North America, Indianists, Oglala Indians, Juvenile literature, Biography, History, Dakota Indians, Travel
Places: Great Plains
People: Francis Parkman (1823-1893)