RIFLES OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS by Ryan Gale, Larry Ness, Gary Mikelson. Softbound, 141 pages, 11” x 8-1/2”. The image of Native Americans and rifles is often associated with the American Wild West but the relationship began much earlier with colonial traders offering rifles among other goods to the Indians in exchange for pelts. The rifles of the Indians were often passed down through families and some have made their way into museums preserving these unique pieces of American Indian history. Learn how these rifles were made, distributed, and used throughout the 18th & 19th centuries, how they evolved and how they effected the lives of the native people in Rifles of the American Indians. Heavily illustrated throughout with full color, detailed photographs of the rifles plus period materials.         No. 703469