For your consideration is this 1935, 1st edition of, "Blackfeet Indians - Pictures by Winold Reiss" by Frank B. Linderman, published by The Congress of the United States and copy-righted by the Great Northern Railway in St. Paul, Minnesota, 1935. Linderman lived in Montana and had longstanding relationships with Native communities, writes about Blackfeet traditions, daily life, character, and history as he understood them in the early twentieth century. This book is an illustrated nonfiction work that presents a descriptive portrait of the Blackfeet people of the Northern Great Plains. The book combines Linderman’s written observations with striking color portraits and illustrations by artist Winold Reiss. The volume was published in connection with the anniversary of Glacier National Park, reflecting both a commemorative purpose and the period’s romanticized attitudes toward Indigenous peoples. Frank Bird Linderman (1869-1938) was a Montana writer, politician, Native American ally and ethnographer. He went West as a young man and became enamored of life on the Montana frontier. While working as a trapper for several years, he lived with the Salish and Blackfeet tribes, learning their cultures. He advocated on behalf of the landless Chippewa and Cree in Montana, who struggled to survive. He supported Native Americans as the real Americans, while believing there was a place for Anglo-Americans in the West. Believing that Native peoples should be protected. He became an advocate with the government for Chief Rocky Boy and used his network of prominent whites, including other politicians and painter Charles M. Russell, to lobby Congress to set up a reservation for the Chippewa band. The red cloth bound hardcover is in nice condition with black and red lettering on white strips, loose spine at hinges. Intact pages are clean, exhibit age tanning. The book measures 10.25"W x 12.25"L x .5"D, weight is 1lb, 8oz.