"Following an introduction and history of Indian archery are chapters on comparison of bows, bow making and sinewed bows, horn bows, strings, arrows, quivers, shooting, medicine bows, Indian crossbows, and blowguns. Those wishing to learn something about the use of archery tackle by American Indians, something of the ingenuity associated with its manufacture and maintenance, and something about the importance of archery in everyday Indian life will...

"The life story of a poor, half-breed boy from Trinidad, Colorado during the 1930's. He was taught native survival skills and how to become an arrow maker. As an only child during the depression, Robert was employed by his father from the age of 6, to gather trash, clean out ash pits and septic tanks. By the age of 7 Robert was working in the local coal mines. The town's doctor helped forge documents and distract Robert's father, enabling young Robert...