Indian Trader: The Life and Times of J.L. Hubbell

By Martha Blue

Book Overview

This fascinating ethnobiography of Anglo-Hispanic J. L. Hubbell, an extraordinary man and a pioneer Indian trader, brings to life his many roles from entrepreneur to politician. His life sweeps in colorful portraits of his contemporaries, including first Navajo Chairman Chee Dodge, artist Maynard Dixon, and Teddy Roosevelt. This thoroughly researched book reads like a novel of the West with its evocative sense of character and place. It positions Hubbell squarely in the gallery of prominent men of the West.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885772211
• ISBN13: 9781885772213
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Kiva Publishing, Inc.
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Indian Trader: the Life and Times of J. L. Hubbell

This new book by Ms Blue is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the Indian trader of the Southwest or indeed of the Southwest itself or of the Navajo people. For anyone who has visited the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, at Ganado, you will feel as if you can indentify with the places mentioned. Ms Blue's long connection with the Navajo people gives her a great viewpoint from which to approach this subject.