{"product_id":"indian-traders","title":"Indian Traders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A superior account of the little-known world of the Indian traders.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gallery of the Southwest crowded with character and incident.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We have no concept of Indian traders to match our nearly universal picture of the American cowboy, the cavalryman of Indian-fighting days, or the pioneer settler who followed in their wake,\" wrote Frank McNitt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Indian Traders men like Lorenzo Hubbell  of Ganado Trading Post and  Thomas Keam, hidden  in his canyon, are put into perspective, no longer merely shadowy figures  moving through the  history of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Southwest, traders like John D. Lee, Thomas Keam, and old Dan DuBois, moving far ahead of the homesteaders, realized their effectiveness as an influence for the Indians' good. While Indian agents often served their own interests-financial, religious, or political-traders knew that if Indians did not achieve a greater degree of prosperity, traders could never succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it was Keam rescuing the Navahos from Agent William F. M. Arny's exploitation and offering his buildings for a Hopi school, Frank Noel mediating their differences with the government, or John B. Moore publicizing and improving Navaho weaving, traders have helped better the lot of Indian artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Bents and St. Vrain to modern vendors selling jewelry and groceries to tourists, the traders of New Mexico and Arizona have been the bridge between cultures. Based on interviews, letters, and unpublished documents, The Indian Traders helps complete the history of the Southwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank McNitt was a leading authority on southwestern history and the editor of Navajo Expedition: Journal of a Military Reconnaissance from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Navaho Country, Made in 1849, by Lieutenant James H. Simpson.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52641175339375,"sku":"9780806122137","price":224.49,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/0806122137.jpg?v=1770408509","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/indian-traders","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}