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The Indian hunters : hunting and fishing methods of the North American natives / R. Stephen Irwin.

Summary:

"Shiver as the Eskimo waits beside a breathing hole for a ringed seal. Marvel at the migration of vast caribou herds across the tundra. Breathe the dust when the Plains Indians drive buffalo into an impoundment. Balance on a catwalk over a roaring river to net salmon with Salish Indians. Slip silently through eastern forests on a deer trail. THE PROVIDERS will take you into the lives of the first North American hunters, where you will learn of their ingenious hunting, fishing, and trapping methods."--Publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 0888391811 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780888391810 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0888391838
ISBN: 9780888391834
Physical Description: 294 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Blaine, WA : Hancock House Publishers, 1994, c1984.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Bibliography : p. 288-290

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Hunters of the Ice [Inuit] : -- The Eskimo; Seal hunting ; Walrus hunting ; Whaling ; Polar Bear hunting ; Caribou hunting ; Other hunting methnods ; Bird hunting ; Fishing -- Hunters of the Northern Forest : -- Caribou hunting ; Hunting other large game ; Hunting small game ; Waterfowl hunting ; Fishing -- Hunters of the buffalo [Plains, Prairies] : -- Hunting on foot ; on horseback ; hunting other game -- Hunters of the Sea [Pacific, Northwest Coast] : -- Salmon fishing ; Halibut fishing ; Other fishing methods ; Sea otter hunting ; Whaling ; Land mammal and bird hunting -- Hunters of the Eastern Forest [woodlands] : -- Big game hunting ; Small game hunting ; Fishing.