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America in 1492 : the world of the Indian peoples before the arrival of Columbus / edited and with an introduction by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. ; developed by Frederick E. Hoxie.

Summary:

Illustrated essays on the history and cultures of American Indians. Covers geographic locations, languages, spiritual beliefs, customs, and art.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0394564383
  • ISBN: 9780394564388
  • Physical Description: xii, 477 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Knopf : 1992.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-461) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 -- 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.
Subject:
Indians > History.
Indians > Antiquities.
America > Antiquities.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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