[Broadside or poster]: The Great Indian Novel! Ploughed Under. The Story of an Indian Chief. Told by Himself. With an Introduction about Indians by Inshta Theamba, "Bright Eyes," of the Poncas. 16mo, Cloth, - $1.00. Uniform with "A Fool's Errand."

[New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1881].

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Unbound. Approximately 11" x 15.75". Illustrated with the image of an Indian chief which was used on the front board of the book. Old folds, small chips and tears, still a pleasing, very good example. Broadside for an anonymous first person account attributed to Harsha, who was not an Indian chief as indicated but rather a Presbyterian pastor. The introduction is written by Inshta Theamba, or "Bright Eyes," an Omaha Indian whose English married name was Susette La Flesche Tibbles. Tibbles contributed much of the information used to create the story, and this is one of the earliest, or earliest novels to have a major contribution by a Native American woman. We've never seen another example of the poster. *Wright III* 2522 (for the book).

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Item #333044 [Broadside or poster]: The Great Indian Novel! Ploughed Under. The Story of an Indian Chief. Told by Himself. With an Introduction about Indians by Inshta Theamba, "Bright Eyes," of the Poncas. 16mo, Cloth, - $1.00. Uniform with "A Fool's Errand." William Justin HARSHA, attributed to.