![]() ![]() Since this is HL Mencken's copy (given to the Library of Congress in 1926), I presume that the presentation may have been made by the author to him, though I do not know why. There is a long presentation inscription on the title page (dated 1926). No place of publication, year, or publisher is listed. 13) : " As the council fires died out and the tipi flaps began to close, the small girl returned to the tipi where she slept to wait. No names, marks, tears, folds, nor stains. The D.J.images and lettering are identical to the boards. Back board has a drawing of a bluebonnet. Front cover graphic shows the heroine of the story clutching the object of her sacrifice. Cond : Pictorial boards are buckskin in colour with black lettering. ![]() The book, aimed at the 8 to 12 year old group, is very respectful of the culture of the First Peoples of present day TEXAS. ![]() These 28 pages (UNpaginated) tell the legend about the origin of the bluebonnet flower. A young girl of the Comanche people takes a very SELF-less action that ends up creating a legend among her tribe. ![]()
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