| Everyday Life Among The American Indians 1800-1900 Contributor(s): Moulton, Candy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1582974713 ISBN-13: 9781582974712 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2001 Annotation: A perfect guide for writers, students, and historians! Everyday Life Among the American Indians corrects decades of misinformation with insightful, accurate scholarship that belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in reading - or writing - the real story. Covering more than 500 tribes and including maps, illustrations, chronologies, and detailed overviews of day-to-day life, this invaluable reference for writers, researchers and students is at once comprehensive and strikingly accessible. From the Louisiana Purchase to the Trail of Tears to Wounded Knee and beyond, the author vividly portrays the disappearing cultures of nineteenth-century American Indians with dignity and in astonishing detail, including information on: tribal leadership, weaponry and warfare, food and shelter, tools and medicine, languages, customs, religions, and crime and punishment. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | Native American - Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6" W x 9" (0.78 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
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| Publisher Description: A perfect guide for writers, students, and historians Everyday Life Among the American Indians corrects decades of misinformation with insightful, accurate scholarship that belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in reading - or writing - the real story. Covering more than 500 tribes and including maps, illustrations, chronologies, and detailed overviews of day-to-day life, this invaluable reference for writers, researchers and students is at once comprehensive and strikingly accessible. From the Louisiana Purchase to the Trail of Tears to Wounded Knee and beyond, the author vividly portrays the disappearing cultures of nineteenth-century American Indians with dignity and in astonishing detail, including information on: tribal leadership, weaponry and warfare, food and shelter, tools and medicine, languages, customs, religions, and crime and punishment. |
