NY, Harper & Bros., 1904. A collection of stories that relate to animals. Eastman (Ohiyesa), was one of the first Indians to receive a white man's education, attending, first, mission schools near the Santee reservation and, later, Beloit College in Wisconsin, Knox College in Illinois, Dartmouth College, where he took premed courses, and Boston University, where he received an M.D. degree. He went back to the reservation to practice as a physician and later wrote extensively, traveled giving lectures, and became a prominent public figure, holding national posts in the YMCA and Boy Scouts, and serving as Indian Inspector for the Coolidge Administration. His books are landmarks in the history of American Indian literature, as they were literate, early efforts at making Native American culture and tribal life accessible to a reading audience. Most of his titles, including this one, went into additional printings soon after their original publication. Ownership inscription front flyleaf; short tear to cloth at crown; about near fine, lacking the dust jacket. [#025448] SOLD