| Edition |
First Vintage Books edition. |
| Description |
xii, 477 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1992. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-461) and index. |
| Contents |
The center of the universe / Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. -- We, the people, 1492 -- The becoming of the native: man in America before Columbus / N. Scott Momaday -- Northern hunters / Robin Ridington -- People of the salmon / Richard D. Daugherty -- Taking care of the earth and sky / Peter Iverson -- Farmers of the woodlands / Peter Nabokov with Dean Snow -- Men of maize / Miguel Leon-Portilla -- A continent on the move / Louis C. Faron -- In the Realm of the Four Quarters / Alan Kolata -- American civilization, 1492 -- A richness of voices / Joel Sherzer -- Religious forms and themes / Sam D. Gill -- A kinship of spirit / Jay Miller -- American frontiers / Francis Jennings -- Systems of knowledge / Clara Sue Kidwell -- The persuasive world of arts / Christian F. Feest -- Afterword / Vine Deloria, Jr. -- Genetic classification of the languages of the Americas / Joel Sherzer. |
| Summary |
Illustrated essays on the history and cultures of American Indians. Covers geographic locations, languages, spiritual beliefs, customs, and art. |
| Subject |
Indians -- History.
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Indians -- Antiquities.
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America -- Antiquities.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- History.
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Indigenous peoples -- Antiquities.
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| Added Author |
Josephy, Alvin M., 1915-2005.
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Hoxie, Frederick E., 1947-
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| ISBN |
0679743375 paperback $17.00 ($21.50 Can.) |
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