The Vanishing American

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth. Collectible - VeryGood/No Jacket. 5.25"x7.5"x1.5". 308 pgs. Dk orange cloth boards with blue design and letters on front and spine. PON on ffep: "Snow Moon 19 Sun 26th Greater Sun. Chief William Red Fox Rose Bud, S.D." 4 B&W illustrations incl. frontispiece. First Edition I-Z. 4 pgs of book advertisements in back. Spine straight, binding tight, pages toned, unmarked. Edgewear to head and toe of spine. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unmarked, no Dj. Secure ship w/track #. Chief William Red Fox (1870-1976) was the nephew of Crazy Horse. He performed in this early silent western as well as others. He also worked for Buffalo Bill for many years as an actor and translator. "Considered one of Zane Grey's best novels, The Vanishing American was originally published in serialized form in the Ladies Home Journal in 1922. It reveals Grey's empathy for the Native American and his deep concern for the future survival of that culture.
It is the story of Nophaie, a young Navajo, who is picked up by a party of whites at the age of seven. White parents bring the child up as though he were their own, eventually sending him to a prestigious Eastern college where he distinguishes himself by his outstanding athletic skill. The Vanishing American is about Nophaie's struggle to find a place in society. On a larger scale it is about all Native Americans and their future in America." Goodreads.