The Case of the Indian Trader: Billy Malone and the National Park Service Investigation at Hubbell Trading Post
- ISBN-10
- 0826348602
- ISBN-13
- 9780826348609
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- UNM Press
- Author
- Paul Berkowitz
Description
This is the story of Billy Gene Malone and the end of an era. Malone lived almost his entire life on the Navajo Reservation working as an Indian trader; the last real indian trader to operate historis Hubbell Trading Post. In 2004 the National Park Service (NPS) launched an investigation targeting Malone, alleging a long list of crimes that literally equated him with the likes of Al Capone. A thought-provoking story of the dark side of a respected branch of the American government, The Case of the Indian Trader will open the eyes of a wide audience.
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