The author's monogrammed calling card, signed, affixed to front free endpaper. Prospectus laid in. "Washakie played a central role in the westward movement of the Euro-Americans. He was a longtime friend of men such as Bridger, Kit Carson, Sublette, Jedediah Smith, and many others. He worked for the Hudson's Bay Company, was a neighbor and friend of the Mormons and Brigham Young, and served as a scout with General Crook during the 1876 campaign against the Siouz. A chief of the Shoshone Indians, Washakie ruled for sixty years as a benevolent and respected despot." Clark & Brunet, 118.