Blessed with great curiosity and a remarkable memory, in the 20’s and 30’s she focused camera and notebook on almost everything that came her way. “Gathering authentic ‘inside’ information about life among the Hopis, Navahos, and Grand Canyon tourists came naturally to Elizabeth Hegemann.
Hardback with jacket, first edition, 1963ģ88 pages, 318 rare photographs, a remarkable narrative The entire work is a fine relation of the Navajos life in the period between the two world wars.NAVAHO TRADING DAYS by Elizabeth Compton Hegemann It is illustrated with hundreds of Hegemanns snapshots, which capture the Navajo reservation over a 15-year-period.
The best firsthand account anyone has written of life as an Indian trader. Navaho Trading Days is an inherently fascinating discussion and a very welcome contribution to Native American Studies shelves. Navaho Trading Days is an excellent testimonial detailing cultural and social changes in one part of the Southwest. A most valuable historical resource.-American Indian Quarterly Review Quotes. From the Back Cover A collection of photographs and first-hand observations of life among the Navaho and Hopi in the early 20th century. Lummis, William Randolph Hearst, and Will Rogers. She comments on her meetings with John Galsworthy, Charles F. Her text recounts her travels around Navaho country, especially the northeastern portion of the Reservation. Hegemanns photographs document interaction between Anglos and Indians, ceremonial dances, trading post life, and archaeological monuments that have been altered by time. These qualities along with her marriage to an Indian trader and living most of her adult life in Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico allowed her to leave a significant record of the Southwests American Indians during the 1920s and 1930s. A most valuable historical resource.-American Indian Quarterly Book Synopsis Elizabeth Hegemann, born in Cincinnati in 1897, was an accomplished photographer and a woman who enjoyed adventure. About the Book A collection of photographs and first-hand observations of life among the Navaho and Hopi in the early 20th century.
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