Stanley Vestal

Biographic Data

ID686179
NAMEStanley Vestal
GIVEN NAMESStanley
FAMILY NAMEVestal
SIGNATUREVESTAL S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Oklahoma
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS39
TOTAL CITATIONS16
AUTHOR COUNT39
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1928
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1964
H-INDEX3

  • Kearny the Magnificent: The Story of General Philip Kearny, 1815-1862

    Open AccessGordon W Davidson, Irving Werstein et al.ARTICLEWestern Folklore1964

  • The Indian Tipi. Its History, Construction, and Use

    Erminie Wheeler‐voegelin, Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin et al.ARTICLEJournal of American Folklore1958Cited by: 5

    When the first edition of this book was published in 1957, the art of making a tipi was almost lost, even among American Indians. Since that time a tremendous resurgence of interest in the Indian way of life has occurred, resurgence due in part, at least, to the Laubins' life-long efforts at preservation and interpretation of Indian culture.As The Indian Tipi makes obvious, the American Indian is both a practical person and a natural artist. Indi…

  • Early Days among the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians

    Robert Anderson, John H Seger et al.ARTICLEEthnohistory1957

  • Trailing the Cowboy: His Life and Lore as Told by Frontier Journalists

    Stanley Vestal, Clifford P WestermeierARTICLEThe Mississippi Valley Historical…1956

  • Joe Meek, the Merry Mountain Man

    William L Alderson, Stanley VestalARTICLEWestern Folklore1953

  • Queen of Cow Towns: Dodge City, "The Wickedest Little City in America," 1872-1886

    Open AccessHarold H Dunham, Stanley VestalARTICLEWestern Folklore1952

  • Iron Face; The Adventures of Jack Frazer, Frontier Warrior, Scout and Hunter

    Alfred Rockefeller, Theodore C Blegen et al.ARTICLEThe Mississippi Valley Historical…1951

    Journal Article Iron Face; The Adventures of Jack Frazer, Frontier Warrior, Scout and Hunter. A Narrative recorded by “Walker-in-the-Pines” (Henry Hastings Sibley). Edited by Theodore C. Biegen and Sarah A. Davidson. Foreword by Stanley Vestal and Cry of the Thunderbird; The American Indian's Own Story. Edited by Charles Hamilton Get access Alfred Rockefeller, Jr. Alfred Rockefeller, Jr. Northwestern University Search for other works by this auth…

  • Frontier Justice

    Stanley Vestal, Wayne GardARTICLEWestern Folklore1950

  • Warpath and Council Fire: The Plains Indians' Struggle for Survival in War and Diplomacy, 1851-1891

    Don Russell, Stanley Vestal et al.ARTICLEMilitary Affairs1949

  • Across the Wide Missouri

    Stanley Vestal, Bernard Devoto et al.ARTICLEThe American Historical Review1948Cited by: 2

  • Gib Morgan, Minstrel of the Oil Fields

    Stanley Vestal, Mody C BoatrightARTICLEJournal of American Folklore1947

    This volume includes stories about the life of a West Texas oil driller named Gib Morgan and other folk stories about the oil industry

  • Western Words: A Dictionary of the Range, Cow Camp and Trail

    Stanley Vestal, Ramon F AdamsARTICLECalifornia Folklore Quarterly1946

  • The Missouri

    John C Hamilton, Stanley VestalARTICLEThe Arkansas Historical Quarterly1945

  • The Missouri

    C L Marquette, Stanley VestalARTICLEThe Mississippi Valley Historical…1945

    The Missouri. By Stanley Vestal. The Rivers of America. Edited by Hervey Allen. (New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1945. x + 332 pp. Maps, illustrations, bibliography, and index. $2.50.) C. L. Marquette C. L. Marquette Northland College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 32, Issue 1, June 1945, Pages 108–109, https://doi.org/10.2307/1892898 Published: 01 June 1945

  • The Wild Horse of the West

    Stanley Vestal, Walker D WymanARTICLEThe Mississippi Valley Historical…1945

    The Wild Horse of the West. By Walker D. Wyman. (Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1945. 327 pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, chapter notes, bibliography, and index. $3.50.) Get access Stanley Vestal Stanley Vestal University of Oklahoma Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 32, Issue 2, September 1945, Pages 287–288, https://doi.org/10.2307/1898240 Published: 01 Septemb…

  • Short Grass Country

    Mody C Boatright, Stanley VestalARTICLEJournal of American Folklore1944

  • Ed Nichols Rode a Horse

    Stanley Vestal, Ruby Nichols CutbirthARTICLEJournal of American Folklore1944

  • Short Grass Country

    James C Malin, Stanley VestalARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History1942

  • King of the Fur Traders: The Deeds and Deviltry of Pierre Esprit Radisson

    Wayne E Stevens, Stanley VestalARTICLEThe Mississippi Valley Historical…1941

    Journal Article King of the Fur Traders: The Deeds and Deviltry of Pierre Esprit Radisson. By Stanley Vestal. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1940. x + 326 pp. Notes, chronology, and bibliography. $3.50.) Get access Wayne E. Stevens Wayne E. Stevens Dartmouth College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 28, Issue 2, September 1941, Pages 249–250, https://doi.org/10.2307/189622…

  • You and Your Superstitions

    Stanley Vestal, Brewton BerryARTICLEJournal of American Folklore1941

  • The Old Santa Fe Trail

    George P Hammond, Stanley VestalARTICLEHispanic American Historical Review1941

  • Plains Indian Painting: A Description of an Aboriginal American Art

    Stanley Vestal, John C EwersARTICLEThe Mississippi Valley Historical…1940Cited by: 3

    Journal Article Plains Indian Painting: A Description of an Aboriginal American Art. By John C. Ewers. (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1939. xiv + 84 pp. Illustrations. $4.50.) Get access Stanley Vestal Stanley Vestal University of Oklahoma Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 27, Issue 3, December 1940, Pages 472–473, https://doi.org/10.2307/1896109 Published: 01 Decem…

  • Coyote Wisdom

    Stanley Vestal, J Frank Dobie et al.ARTICLEJournal of American Folklore1940

  • The old Santa Fe trail

    Stanley VestalBOOKThe old Santa Fe Trail1939

    What is distinctive in Vestal's account is the admirable reconstruction of the facts and feelings of the life of the trail. To read his book is to realize that life as vividly as if you had seen it in a movie...Obviously, he loves the Trail and knows it as well as one knows one's own sidewalk. His enthusiasm makes his knowledge infectious' - New York Times. 'Anecdotal history at its best, history come to life...This is the way people lived along …

  • Indian Cavalcade or Life on the Old-Time Indian Reservations

    Stanley Vestal, Clark WisslerARTICLEThe Mississippi Valley Historical…1939

    Indian Cavalcade or Life on the Old-Time Indian Reservations. By Clark Wissler. (New York : Sheridan House, 1938. 352 pp. + pictorial section. $3.00.) Get access Stanley Vestal Stanley Vestal University of Oklahoma Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 26, Issue 1, June 1939, Pages 106–107, https://doi.org/10.2307/1893239 Published: 01 June 1939