Ethel Reed (American, 1874-1912) The White Wampum / By E. Pauline Johnson. Poster for a book distributed by Lamson, Wolffe & Co, Boston and New York. 1895. Gillotage. 400 x 572. color print. Good proof on thin brick-stained vellum, pasted on cardboard. Moisture stains at the foot. Emily Pauline Johnson (1861-1931) was a "native" Canadian author, from her Indian name Tekahionwake. Her book of poems, The White Wampum, published in 1895, celebrates her Indian heritage and the world of the pioneers, through 36 poems recounting the glory or the daily life of the Mohicans.