This is another short post about a Book Series. It will be of minor interest to a small number of bibliophiles and it will be of no interest at all to the miniscule group of readers who stumble across this blog.
The American Procession Series was published for about a decade in the middle of the last century, which makes it even less exciting. Still, I like checking such series against the holdings in the library, where I used to work. It used to be a fine library, but it has largely moved on from the 'book business.' The library has some of the titles, which are now in storage. Odds are, that they will soon disappear. Along the way, I did learn a bit about Mari Sandoz, the Nebraskan who was likely not generally as happy as she is in the picture which I have provided below.
Published by Hastings House ‒1954-1964
Henry G. Alsberg, Editor
This series focussed on "periods in our history and cultural growth which have not yet been fully explored." Of the nine titles in the series, the Western Libraries has six. Three of the books are authored by Mari Sandoz and the Western Libraries has others by her which are listed at the bottom (the bolded titles.) They will be of use to those interested in Indigenous matters. For a thorough analysis of this series or the books by Sandoz, check with a Western Librarian.
The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire, Mari Sandoz.
Brass-Knuckle Crusade: The Great Know-Nothing Conspiracy, Carlton Beals.
The Buffalo Hunters: The Story of the Hide Men, Mari Sandoz.
The Cattlemen: From the Rio Grande Across the Far Marias, Mari Sandoz.
Escape to Utopia: The Communal Movement in America, Everett, Webber.
New Green World: John Bartram and the Early Naturalists, Josephine Herbst.
Tinkers and Genius: The Story of the Yankee Inventors, Edmund Fuller.
The Wild Jackasses: The American Farmer in Revolt, Dale Kramer.
Wilderness For Sale: The Story of the First Western Land Rush, Walter Havighurst
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