A Kiowa's Odyssey: A Sketchbook from Fort Marion

Features a sketchbook of drawings, in the tradition of Indian ledgerbooks, that chronicle the experiences of 72 Southern Plains Indians captured by the U.S. Army in Oklahoma in 1875. They were transported to Fort Marion, Florida, where Lt. Richard Henry Pratt, a prominent advocate of Indian assimilation, attempted to bring their appearance, behavior, language, and beliefs into line with white models. Long divided between two museums (at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania and Yale University in Connecticut), the sketchbook is brought together in this volume, along with essays discussing the events, drawings, and reconstruction of the sketchbook.