Description: The Cheyenne Indians: Their History and Ways of Life-Vol. II (1923) by George Bird Grinnell, describes the life and culture of the Cheyennes, a Native American people originally from what is now Minnesota. Volume II of this two-volume set looks at the Cheyennes' practice of waging wars, their religious beliefs, and healing practices.
Brief description: GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL (1849-1938), was an influential American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer. Dedicated to the restoration of America's wildlands, he became a conservationist and student of Native American Life. Grinnell wrote many books, of which his best known are The Fighting Cheyennes, The Cheyenne Indians and When Buffalo Ran.