In "The Collected Works of James Willard Schultz," readers are invited into a rich tapestry of narratives that reflect the intersection of Native American culture and the American frontier. Schultz's prose is characterized by its lyrical quality and vivid imagery, presenting a unique perspective on the life of the Blackfoot tribe and the expanding Western frontier during the late 19th century. This compilation, comprising both fiction and non-fiction, offers a holistic view of Native Ameri...

This book is a thrilling Indian story written by a famous old-time frontiersman James Willard Schultz (1859 to 1947). Schultz was a noted author, explorer, Glacier National Park guide, fur trader and historian of the Blackfoot Indians. While operating a fur trading post at Carroll, Montana and living amongst the Pikuni tribe during the period 1880-82, he was given the name "Apikuni" by the Pikuni chief, Running Crane. Schultz is most noted for his prolific stories about Blackfoot life and ...

In "Mein Leben als Indianer" gewährt James Willard Schultz einen faszinierenden Einblick in die Kultur und das Leben der nordamerikanischen Ureinwohner, insbesondere der Piegan. Der autobiografische Charakter des Werkes wird durch Schultz' ergreifenden, bildhaften Stil verstärkt, der es dem Leser ermöglicht, die Eindrücke und Erfahrungen des Autors hautnah nachzuempfinden. Das Buch gehört zum literarischen Kontext der frühen 20. Jahrhunderts, als viele Werke über die Indigenen Völker Ameri...

Dive into the captivating world of the late 19th-century American frontier with "Some Old Time Plainsmen: Beaver Bill and Raven Quiver the Trader" by James Willard Schultz. Originally published in the esteemed magazine "Forest and Stream" in July 1903, these timeless tales are now republished in a concise 39-page book, bringing the rich history of the Plainsmen and Native American tribes to a new generation of readers.James Willard Schultz...

James Willard Schultz (1859–1947) was an author, explorer, and historian known for his historical writings of the Blackfoot Indians in the late 1800s, when he lived among them as a fur trader. His work is important because it contains first-hand accounts from Native Americans which he recorded and wove exciting biographical narratives around. The James Willard Schultz Collection includes the four books Schultz is best known for - Bird Woman (Sacajawea) the Guide of Lew...

A Farmer's Wife: The Story of Ruth by James Hartwell Willard retells the biblical narrative of Ruth, a Moabite woman whose loyalty and devotion become emblematic of love and faithfulness. This adaptation aims to make the story accessible and engaging for contemporary readers, especially families and children, while retaining the core messages of the original text.The story begins with Ruth's difficult choice to remain with her mother-in-law, Naomi, after the death of their husbands. Willar...

"One of the greatest pleasures of my long life on the plains was my intimate friendship with Hugh Monroe, or Rising Wolf, whose tale of his first experiences upon the Saskatchewan-Missouri River plains is set forth in Rising Wolf just as I had it from him before the lodge fires of the long ago."James Willard Schultz, or Apikuni, (1859-1947) was a noted author, explorer, Glacier National Park guide, fur trader and historian of the Blackfoot Indians. He operated a fur trading post at...

Dieses 1907 erschienene Erinnerungsbuch schildert in Ich-Form Schultzs Jahre unter den Blackfeet (Pikuni) in Montana. Episodisch verknüpft es Abenteuerprosa mit früh-ethnografischer Beobachtung: Büffeljagden, Lageralltag, Heiratsregeln, Kriegstrupps, der Sonnentanz und der Übergang vom freien Leben zur Reservatsordnung. Präzise Topografien der Two-Medicine- und Marias-Region, Dialoge in Blackfoot und plastische Naturbilder verorten das Werk zwischen Frontier-Erzählung und progressiver Ethn...

Blackfoot boy Apauk longs to be the Buffalo Caller, the member of the tribe responsible for luring buffalo to a death trap concealed beyond the edge of a cliff. Apauk endures many tests, some of them heartbreaking, before he learns the ‘medicine’ or secret to being a master of the herd. This is his story.

Bird Woman is historian James Schultz’s biography of Sacajawea culled from the first-hand accounts of various elderly Native Americans who personally knew her. Schultz weaves together the key events in Sacajawea’s story, from her traumatic childhood and adolescence, being captured and taken away from her home by a raiding party of Minnetaree, to her unhappy marriage to the interpreter Toussaint Charbonneau, through to her life assisting in Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Paci...

An Indian girl, Sacagawea, the Bird Woman of the Shoshones, led the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the desert and over the difficult mountain passes to the Pacific Coast during the seasons of 1804-06.Sacagawea was the wife of an interpreter, Toussaint Charboneau. She had been taken in war by the Minnetarees in her childhood and sold as a slave to Charboneau who brought her up and afterwards married her. The story of her life has been told under the title of “The ...

"Few works of fiction are as entertaining as the real-life adventures of Billy Jackson." - Stars Over Montana (2009)"William Jackson, Indian Scout, is the story of a frontier lad, who grew up to serve as a scout under Generals Custer, Miles and Reno in the Indian wars and was one of those few who, at the Battle of Little Big Horn, was cut off from Reno's command and escaped slaughter of that thrilling and memorable battle." -The State (Columbia, S.C.), Jan....