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1.  Oak Openings / Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
   with which he had left home. "Got pretty good scalp?" "I suppose it is as good as another's--but he and I are countrymen ... am but a peaceable bee-hunter, as you see, and wish no man's scalp, or any man's honey but my own  details...
   • creator(s) - Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
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   • subject(s) - bourdon; pigeonswing; margery; gershom; bee; injin; chippewa; peter; hunter; canoe; dat; canoes; scalp; gershom; injin; pigeonswing; canoe; bee; chippewa; hunter; dat; bourdon; canoes; scalp; peter; margery;
   • title - Oak Openings
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2.  Dahcotah Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling / Eastman, Mary H. (Mary Henderson), 1818-1887
   ; his plan of scalping is far neater and more expeditious than that of dragging a dead enemy thrice round ... are these men called savages, and morally associated with the tomahawk and scalping knife. Few regard  details...
   • creator(s) - Eastman, Mary H. (Mary Henderson), 1818-1887
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   • subject(s) - dahcotahs; dahcotah; wenona; chippeways; sioux; fort snelling; teepee; snelling; medicine; fort; deer; warriors; warrior; indian; village; dahcotah woman; dahcotah warrior; teepee; warriors; dahcotah; sioux; deer; fort; dahcotah warrior; village; warrior; medicine; wenona; dahcotah woman; fort snelling; indian; chippeways; dahcotahs; snelling;
   • title - Dahcotah Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling
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3.  The Way of an Indian / Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909
   younger than himself, had gone away to the Absaroke for glory and scalps, and ponies and women--a war ... the voice of God, saying: "I have given it, given you the little brown bat. Wear it always on your scalp  details...
   • creator(s) - Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909
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   • subject(s) - chis; chash; fire eater; bat; ponies; eater; white otter; pony; otter; buffalo; medicine; warriors; arrow; brown bat; warrior; red arrow; camp; yellow; lodge; indian; indians; war; soldiers; warriors; fire eater; buffalo; arrow; camp; yellow; chis; otter; chash; lodge; indians; brown bat; warrior; medicine; ponies; white otter; indian; war; pony; eater; bat; soldiers; red arrow;
   • title - The Way of an Indian
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4.  Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk / Black Hawk, 1767-1838
   him kill his antagonist and tear the scalp from off his head. Fired with valor and ambition, I rushed ... , took off his scalp and returned in triumph to my father. He said nothing but looked well pleased  details...
   • creator(s) - Black Hawk, 1767-1838
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   • subject(s) - keokuk; black hawk; hawk; fort; village; indians; gen; mississippi; river; war; rock; chief; rock island; rock river; warriors; war chief; camp; warriors; rock river; river; hawk; rock; camp; mississippi; indians; fort; war chief; village; keokuk; black hawk; war; rock island; gen; chief;
   • title - Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk
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5.  A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison / Seaver, James E. (James Everett), 1787-1827
   .--Preparation of the Scalps.--Indian Precautions.--Arrival at Fort Pitt, &c. My education had received as much attention ... and scalped, together with Robert, Matthew, Betsey, and the woman and her two children, and mangled  details...
   • creator(s) - Seaver, James E. (James Everett), 1787-1827
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   • subject(s) - jemison; indians; indian; genesee river; fort; indians; fort; indian; genesee river; jemison;
   • title - A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison
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6.  Paris 1776-1785 / Franklin, Benjamin
   , 8 large ones containing SCALPS of our unhappy Country-folks, taken in the three last Years ... to your Excellency, under the Care of James Boyd, eight Packs of Scalps, cured, dried, hooped and painted  details...
   • creator(s) - Franklin, Benjamin
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   • subject(s) - congress; america; american literature; congress; america; american literature;
   • title - Paris 1776-1785
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7.  The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm / Wood, William (William Charles Henry), 1864-1947
   , and did not stop scalp-hunting during the rest of the war; but went on until he had lifted as many as thirty scalps ... the war on European principles, and that he would not let them scalp the sick and wounded British  details...
   • creator(s) - Wood, William (William Charles Henry), 1864-1947
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   • subject(s) - montcalm; vaudreuil; british; quebec; canada; canadians; fort; aux trembles; lake champlain; indians; france; cap rouge; pointe aux; army; regulars; quebec; france; canada; pointe aux; indians; fort; cap rouge; aux trembles; vaudreuil; canadians; lake champlain; british; army; montcalm; regulars;
   • title - The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm
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8.  Chief of Scouts / Drannan, William F., 1832-1913
   As soon as they were gone, I took the Scalp off the dead Chief's head The first thing we knew the whole ... were coming to take our scalps. As they came nearer our camp Carson said, "Boys, we are going to have a feast  details...
   • creator(s) - Drannan, William F., 1832-1913
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   • subject(s) - jim; capt; indians; camp; uncle kit; jim bridger; indian; horses; bent's fort; train; horses; jim; uncle kit; jim bridger; camp; indians; train; capt; indian; bent's fort;
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9.  From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 / Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
   in instigating hostility from the time of his arrival.] Lt-Gov. Henry Hamilton. Scalp Buying. Hamilton ... on the scalps of the Americans. This allegation may have been untrue as affecting Hamilton personally; he always  details...
   • creator(s) - Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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   • subject(s) - indians; clark; settlers; kentucky; militia; fort; british; indian; troops; north carolina; troops; indians; fort; kentucky; clark; militia; indian; north carolina; settlers; british;
   • title - From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783
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10.  érendrye, Lewis and Clark / Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina), 1871-1936
    him to the spot with horror. Just as they had fallen, naked and scalped, with bullet and hatchet wounds ... , he found himself being dragged back to the woods, where the Iroquois flaunted the fresh scalps of his dead  details...
    • creator(s) - Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina), 1871-1936
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    • subject(s) - radisson; groseillers; iroquois; fort; indians; bay; hudson bay; lake; hudson's bay; river; indian; france; france; river; indians; fort; hudson's bay; lake; hudson bay; iroquois; radisson; indian; bay; groseillers;
    • title - érendrye, Lewis and Clark
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