Both sides of the bullpen : Navajo trade and posts / Robert S. McPherson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McPherson, Robert S., 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Navajo Indians--Commerce.

Navajo Indians.

Trading posts--Utah--History.

Trading posts.

Trading posts--Colorado--History.

Indian traders--Utah--History.

Indian traders.

Indian traders--Colorado--History.

Navajo Indians--Social life and customs.

Navajo Indians--Four Corners Region--History.

Trading posts--Four Corners Region--History.

History.

Four Corners Region--Commerce.

Four Corners Region.

Four Corners Region--History.

Commerce.

Colorado.

United States--Four Corners Region.

Utah.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 353 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Navajo trade and posts

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Examines how Navajo culture shaped and defined practices at trading posts between 1880 and 1940 in southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado."--Proviede by publisher.

Contents:

Of songs, prayers, and spirit: Navajo relationships and property concepts

Setting the stage: traditional trading practices

Thinking about architecture: Navajo values in the home and at the post

Building bonds, trading goods: the Navajo post experience

Standing behind the counter: the qualifications and qualities of a trader

Exchanging wealth: stock and livestock

Weaving a lifestyle: rugs and pawn

Social life at the posts: ladies, law, and laughter

Beginning relationships: early posts along the San Juan, 1878-1900

A different view at the posts: Ute and Navajo trade, 1880-1940

Posts as economic exciters: the heyday of Navajo trade, 1900-1935

The end of an era: boom, bust, and livestock reduction, 1920-1940

Epilogue: post trading post.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780806157450

0806157453

OCLC:

970042769