Book
Fossil legends of the first Americans / Adrienne Mayor.
Record details
- ISBN: 0691113459 (cl : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780691113456 (cl : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xxxix, 446 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2005.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- INCLUDES BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES (p. (407)-427) AND INDEX.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-427) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Marsh monsters of big bone lick -- The northeast: giants, great bears, and grandfather of the buffalo -- New Spain: bones of fear and birds of terror -- The southwest: fossil fetishes and monster slayers -- The prairies: fossil medicine and spirit animals -- The high plains: thunder birds, water monsters, and buffalo-calling stones -- Common ground -- Fossil frauds and specious legends.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Indians > Antiquities.
Indians > Folklore.
Fossils > America > History.
Fossils > America > Folklore.
Tales > America.
Paleontology > America.
Paleoanthropology > America.
America > Antiquities.
Available copies
- 3 of 4 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 58 .M39 2005 | 269258 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
| Lummi Library | E 58 .M39 2005 | 269712 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
| Lummi Library | E 58 .M39 2005 | 285277 | PAVLIK | Reshelving | - |
Electronic resources
- Related Resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2004053234-d.html
- Publisher description
- Version of Resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2004053234-t.html
- Table of contents only
- Related Resource: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2004053234-b.html
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