in 1929. In 1936, he described the course of events that transpired throughout his life and career to Florence Drake, which was published as Civilization As Told To Florence Drake by the University of Oklahoma Press. His account gives detailed firsthand information of the Shawnee Indian perspective regarding Indian allotment and Indian assimilation. Alford died of illness on August 3, 1938 at his home in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. References 1860 births 1938 deaths Absentee Shawnee people Native American writers 19th-century American male writers Hampton University alumni